Research project FlexBeAn

Flexibility Potentials and User Behavior Analysis (FlexBeAn)

Identifying chances, understanding the evolution of energy markets over the next ten years, and analysing their implications on electricity grids in Luxembourg.

The project at a glance

  • Start date:
    02 May 2022
  • Duration in months:
    36
  • Funding:
    Creos Luxembourg
  • Principal Investigator(s):
    Gilbert Fridgen
    Joachim GESKE

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The FlexBeAn project was a research project conducted jointly by Creos, the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the ÌÇÐÄVlog from May 2022 to December 2025. The 3 partners worked together to evaluate the technical demand side flexibility potential in Luxembourg, identify how energy literacy contributes to flexibility provision from household customers and the impact of flexible customers on the grid. As renewable energy grows from 16.5% of consumption in 2022 towards 37.3% by 2030, its variability, combined with rising demand from electric vehicles and heat pumps, raises a key question: how can grid stability and reliable supply be maintained? The answer requires more than infrastructure; it demands a shift in behaviour, with consumers adjusting their electricity use to align with periods of high renewable generation. The project approached this across three dimensions: technical (how much flexibility different consumer groups can realistically provide, and when), behavioural (household motivations, energy literacy and willingness to adapt), and economic (how incentives and market mechanisms can activate flexibility and support grid operations). It shows that consumers across all sectors can play a decisive role in the energy transition with decentralised technologies such as batteries, smart EV charging and heat pumps offering significant potential, unlocked through effective incentives and a strong understanding of behavioural drivers.

Organisation and Partners

  • Digital Financial Services and Cross-Organisational Digital Transformations Research Group (FINATRAX)
  • Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT)
  • Creos Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology

Project team

  • Gilbert Fridgen, PI
  • Joachim GESKE, PI
  • Laura ANDOLFI, Project member
  • Boris ORTEGA MORENO, Project member
  • Estibalitz RUIZ IRUSTA, Project member
  • Rawan AKKOUCH, Project member

Keywords

  • Renewable energy
  • Electricity grid
  • Energy system
  • Decarbonisation
  • Flexibility

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