Navigating the technical, legal and operational challenges of low-voltage flexibility • ECOFLEX Project final event • September 11, 2025

After three years of collaboration, experimentation and innovation, the ECOFLEX Project is coming to a close. You are warmly invited to our final event, where we will present key results, lessons learned, and discuss future perspectives for unlocking flexibility at low voltage levels.

Supported by the Belgian FOD Economy, ECOFLEX brought together 8 partners to explore how electric vehicles, energy communities and multi-energy assets can contribute to a more decentralised, smart and sustainable grid. With real-life demonstrators and advanced energy management systems, the project has delivered concrete solutions for unlocking flexibility on the ground.

Programme

09:00 Welcome & Registration

09:30 Introduction – TWEED

09:35 Generic presentation of the ECOFLEX project – Pr. Maarten Messagie, VUB

09:45 Context & Regulatory Framework

• The Evolution of the Energy Market & The Growing Need for Flexibility​ - Josephine Delmote, Elia

• Flexibility in the Distribution Grid in Flanders - Andy Gouwy, Fluvius

• Status of Flexibility in the Distribution Grid in Wallonia - Delphine Dessart, RESA and David Vangulick, ORES

• Flexibility and Energy Sharing in Brussels - Karine Sargsyan, BRUGEL

10:45 Coffee break

11:00 Project results

• Navigating the Challenges of LV Distribution Networks - Rémy Cleenwerck, UGhent

• The Universal Flexibility Utility Platform (UFP) - Antonio Sutera, Haulogy

• EMS: Advanced EMS & EV scheduling demonstrator - Julian Ruddick, VUB

• Legal Insights on Flexibility: Frameworks for EMSPs and New Market Contexts - Ting Chen, UGent

12:15 General conclusions and lessons learned

• Key project outcomes, challenges encountered and recommendations​, Pr. Maarten Messagie, VUB

12:30 Panel discussion with stakeholders of the flexibility chain – moderated by TWEED/FLUX50

• Fluvius (Andy Gouwy), ORES (David Vangulick), RESA (Delphine Dessart), Elia (Alexandra Verbrugge), Haulogy (Antonio Sutera) and VUB (Cédric De Cauwer)

13:20 Closing remarks – FLUX50

13:30 Networking lunch & drink

Attendance is free of charge for Cluster TWEED and FLUX50 members but registration is required.

Registration link >

Contacts

Cluster TWEED – Remy Baraka Balegamire >

FLUX50 – Marc Vermeeren >