PROSEU has progressed beyond the state of the art by providing a better understanding of the factors driving prosumerism and their interrelations with technological, regulatory, and investment-related aspects.
The analysis of different regulatory and governance frameworks relevant for Prosumers was critical. This analysis enabled an in-depth understanding of the different policies and governance models directly or indirectly affecting prosumers, including the Winter Package legislation, and the transposition process of new European Directives (i.e. the REDII and the Internal Electricity and Market Directive) to the national Member State level. This work led to the development of targeted policy recommendations and the new knowledge on the regulatory and governance aspects was disseminated also through policy webinars.
PROSEU has produced ground-breaking research on prosumer business models, and critical insights into different financial, regulatory, and cultural contexts of financial innovations for prosumers. The results were delivered in the form of reports, policy briefs, and stakeholder reports targeted to different audiences, including policymakers, investors, and prosumers. The project also successfully involved stakeholders from the alternative finance sector (e.g. crowdfunding and Fin-Tech).
A more in-depth understanding of the relevance of technological aspects was achieved through innovative scenario development, leading to key policy recommendations on different prosumer technologies, and their potential for adoption and usability until 2030 and 2050, at the local, national, and EU level scales. PROSEU’s Participatory Integrated Assessment (PIA) of Incentive structures implemented a new methodology based on a) an analysis of the regulatory, economic, technology, and sociocultural incentive structures and b) on four international workshops, which are referred to as PIA (#1 to #4). The PIA results are unique and ground-breaking in providing a clear understanding of the different pathways through which prosumerism can contribute to the Energy Union.
PROSEU’s successful bottom-up living labs research revealed the key challenges and opportunities that prosumers are facing across Europe and provided an experience with a more inclusive methodological approach, which can be critical to accelerate bottom-up transition efforts.
The new understanding and knowledge produced have been actively disseminated throughout the project. To this end, the development of a Prosumers Community of Interest, the dissemination of PROSEU’s research outputs through different channels, as well as the dissemination of the project’s outputs in conferences and other events have proven effective.
