Flex Ready®
Flex Ready®: a collective approach to accelerate energy flexibility
Flex Ready® is an initiative led by Think Smartgrids and all stakeholders in the sector to facilitate the deployment of electrical flexibility in commercial buildings.
Faced with the new challenges of balancing the electrical grid and the increasing integration of renewable energies, commercial buildings have a key role to play. They offer numerous levers for flexibility: managing energy use, optimizing consumption, managing equipment, storing energy, and even charging electric vehicles.
The objective of Flex Ready® is to create a simple and operational framework to guarantee the interoperability of building energy management systems with stakeholders in the electrical system (grid operators, aggregators, demand response operators, etc.).
The approach is based on:
- A shared technical framework, co-developed with all stakeholders in the sector.
- A self-declaration process for technical solutions, enabling each stakeholder to demonstrate their interfacing capabilities.
The granting of a right to use the Flex Ready® trademark, promoting compatible solutions and facilitating their market deployment.
Flex Ready® is above all a collective dynamic, bringing together manufacturers, local authorities, energy unions, operators, design offices and electrical system operators, in the service of simpler, more readable flexibility, and for the benefit of all territories.
Are you interested and would like to get Flex Ready® certified?
Send your application to the following address:
More information can be found in the provisional documents below (only in french for now) :
Flex Ready® elsewhere in france
In the context of the energy transition and the rise of smart grids, the Flex Ready Tour de France aims to bring together stakeholders in the building, energy, and regional sectors around a common goal: to better understand and leverage the potential of electrical flexibility.
Organized by Think Smartgrids and its partners, these events are designed for public and private building managers, local authorities, energy consortia, integrators and manufacturers of control systems, as well as demand response operators and energy suppliers.
The program includes: local case studies, presentations of the Flex Ready collective brand, pitches of regional projects, collaborative workshops, and informal networking opportunities.
Tour de France Flex Ready 30 juin à Lille
Tour de France Flex Ready 10 octobre à Toulouse
Flex Ready® webinaires
Replay of the Flex Ready® Webinar, The Pilot Version:
Webinar Objective
This webinar aims to present the pilot version of the Flex Ready brand, its operation, technical requirements, and the application process.
It will also detail what this framework can offer network stakeholders and solution providers: improved clarity of offerings, a common evaluation framework, and a lever for market structuring.
For building managers, this will be an opportunity to understand the concrete benefits of the approach, as well as the support available to join the initiative.
Finally, this pilot phase is essential for gathering as many projects and feedback as possible and for refining the future V1 version of the framework.
Contenu abordé
- France and Europe’s objectives regarding electricity flexibility
Presentation of the brand’s governance architecture - Functional and technical requirements of the framework
- Categorization of maturity levels for control systems
- Pre-application, self-assessment, and authorization process
- Testimonials from stakeholders involved in the development of the frameworks and/or a pilot project.
Programme
- Introduction au webinaire
- État des lieux de la flexibilité énergétique en France
- Pourquoi Flex Ready ? Contexte et enjeux
- Retours d’expérience : acteurs engagés dans la démarche
- Le référentiel Flex Ready
- Comment candidater à Flex Ready
- Communication et calendrier
- Session de questions / réponses & conclusion