Innovating the grid: ODEON’s data-driven approach to the energy transition

The ODEON project is at the core of Europe’s energy system transformation with the delivery of innovative data-driven and intelligence-enabled energy services and applications.

Europe’s energy system is undergoing a profound transformation fuelled by the need for sustainability, digitalisation and decentralisation. This evolution is redefining conventional power systems through the growing adoption of renewable energy sources (RES), the expansion of distributed energy resources (DERs) and the emergence of prosumers, i.e. individuals who both consume and produce energy.

This shift demands a smarter, more flexible grid – one that supports real-time responsiveness, decentralised control and active market participation.

ODEON’s cloud-edge data and intelligence service platform provides the technological foundation for integrating and coordinating stakeholders including to empower DSOs, local energy communities and prosumers across the grid.

By enabling real-time monitoring, analytics and automation, it helps optimise operations, enhance flexibility and foster a more sustainable and participatory energy ecosystem.

Smarter, resilient and human-centric grid solutions

The ODEON innovative data-driven and intelligence-enabled energy services and applications span the entire computing continuum – from edge devices to the cloud – leveraging federated data spaces and AI to support decentralised energy management.

These services empower DSOs with tools for predictive maintenance, congestion management and dynamic grid optimisation.

By integrating distributed flexibility assets like aggregated virtual power plants, electric vehicles and energy storage, ODEON helps maintain power quality and grid stability in real time.

At the same time, the platform supports prosumers and LECs through capacity-building tools, smart automation (e.g. swarm intelligence in smart homes), and P2P trading solutions that increase self-consumption and local energy autonomy.

Prosumers can now play active roles in energy markets, and LECs can operate as aggregators or energy service providers (ESPs), monetising flexibility and enhancing grid support.

Key impacts of the ODEON data-driven energy solutions

Revolutionising network management
ODEON enables flexibility-based network management, allowing DSOs to leverage distributed flexibility resources, like DERs, for ancillary services, improving grid resilience and cost-effectiveness.

Empowering prosumers and LECs
The platform facilitates active participation through advanced tools for VPP configuration and explicit demand response, supporting new market roles and revenue models.

Unlocking flexibility from buildings and mobility
Applications such as smart home control and EV smart charging enable sector coupling, promoting energy efficiency and user engagement across domains.

Dynamic grid optimisation and power quality management
Edge-enabled services provide automated responses to congestion and voltage anomalies, orchestrating control strategies for dynamic power flow management.

Data-driven network planning and predictive maintenance
By integrating real-time edge data with forecasts, ODEON enhances asset management, fault detection and maintenance scheduling while supporting long-term investment planning.

Boosting consumer awareness and market participation
Through personalised awareness and capacity building, ODEON fosters transparent, informed engagement in local flexibility and P2P trading marketplaces.

Supporting LEC autonomy and investment planning
ODEON helps communities optimise energy management and investment decisions in RES, storage, EVs, and heat pumps, reducing grid dependency and energy costs.

From passive operators to active system managers

As grid complexity grows, DSOs are evolving from passive operators to active managers. To ensure reliability amid volatile supply and demand patterns, they require advanced tools for flexibility management, predictive maintenance, and real-time optimisation.

In this context, ODEON’s innovative data-driven and intelligence-enabled energy services and applications include dedicated functionalities tailored to the needs of DSOs.

Grid optimisation with flexibility and AI analytics
This approach enables DSOs to enhance grid reliability, reduce costs, and support renewable energy integration. By using flexibility resources (from distributed generation and demand-side assets) and AI-powered analytics, DSOs can prevent issues like congestion and voltage instability. Digital twins and real-time monitoring allow accurate forecasting, scenario planning and dynamic power flow management. Flexibility activations are prioritised and validated based on performance indicators, ensuring secure and optimised grid operation.

Asset management and strategic grid planning
This focuses on optimising the lifespan and performance of grid infrastructure while preparing for future demands. DSOs balance short-to-mid-term asset maintenance with long-term strategic planning, ensuring efficient upgrades and anticipating needs due to increased DERs. The integration of these functions supports cost-effective investments, maximized asset utilization, and a resilient, future-ready grid.

Accelerating the energy transition together

ODEON’s unique approach – combining data-driven intelligence, cross-sector flexibility, and human-centric design – supports Europe’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050.

Through its innovative data-driven and intelligence-enabled energy services and applications, ODEON empowers all stakeholders to participate in building a more flexible, decentralised and sustainable energy future. With a growing suite of tools and services, ODEON is not just innovating grid management, it’s redefining what’s possible in the energy transition.

Discover more about these innovative solutions on the ODEON website, and explore related videos on the ODEON YouTube channel for deeper insights.

About the authors

Raquel Castán Vidal, is Communication Manager for EU Projects at ETRA. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences, with a Master’s in Environmental Risk Management and another in Journalism. She is currently leading the communication strategy and actions for several EU-funded projects coordinated by ETRA, including ODEON, ECOLOOP, EBENTO and R2D2.

Moisés Antón García is Project Manager at ETRA. He has a degree in Energy Engineering and a Master’s in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He is currently the Project Manager of the ODEON project. He has collaborated in other energy-related H2020 projects including TwinERGY, IANOS, FLEXCoop and HOLISDER.