The partners in Pilot 8 participated in the BRIDGE General Assembly 2026, which took place on 23–24 March in Brussels. This annual flagship event of the BRIDGE initiative brings together Horizon Europe projects, European Commission representatives, and key energy stakeholders from across Europe. The two-day event provided a valuable opportunity to engage with representatives from...
Sessions to present and improve the “Manifesto for Reusable Ontologies” lead and facilitated by Trialog, with the participation of EDF During this event, Antonio Kung will lead a session on the requirements and content of the “Manifesto for Reusable Ontologies” which is currently discussed within the semantic interoperability community, and is of high interest for...
Pilot 8 organised a workshop bringing together key tourism actors from the Val d'Anniviers, including hotel, ski resort, and the local Tourism Office. The goal was to collectively map a systemic view of the valley and build a shared vision for promoting the energy transition while strengthening Val d'Anniviers as an attractive tourist destination. The...
Eclipse Foundation to Host OCX 2026 and the Open Community for Research As the Open-Source Leader within the O-CEI project, the Eclipse Foundation will host two key events from 21–23 April 2026 in Brussels: the next edition of the Open Community Experience (OCX) and the co-located event Open Community for Research (OCR). OCX 2026 marks...
Trialog presentation on the use of the Hourglass Model in the Open Community for Research track of the OCX 2026 meeting Antonio Kung, Cécile Rabrait, Léo Cornec, Diana Jimenez-Bejarano and Estibaliz Arzoz Fernandez from Trialog will present a talk entitled “Using the Hourglass Model for Open Source Development in Research”. The objective of this talk...
Special workshop: Open‑Source Strategies for Europe’s Sovereign Digital Infrastructure - Striving for industrial European open-source platforms O-CEI Horizon will participate in the Open Community for Research 2026, a two-day event co-located with the Open Community Experience 2026, organised by the Eclipse Foundation. On 23 April, O-CEI will attend the workshop Open-Source Strategies for Europe’s Sovereign...
On 27 April 2026, the O-CEI project will participate in the open consultation on Industrial Optimisation & Productivity, organised under the Industry pillar of the CEI-Sphere initiative by INSIDE Industry Association. CEI-Sphere is structured around three spheres: Industry, Energy, and Mobility. Within the Industry sphere, INSIDE is bringing together key stakeholders from Europe’s Cloud-Edge-IoT ecosystem,...
Semantic Interoperability Tests based on IEC CIM in European Energy Data Space and associated to EU Regulation At the CIM Users Group Meeting 2026, EDF R&D and Trialog, partners in the O-CEI Horizon project, will participate and present their joint contribution entitled “Semantic Interoperability Tests based on IEC CIM in European Energy Data Space and...
Building on the insights gathered during the November workshop, Pilot 8 reunited with the Polygones community in Meyrin on 29 April for a second participatory session, this time moving from exploration to concrete co-design. While the first event focused on understanding how citizens perceive local energy communities, this session translated those insights into action. Working...
O-CEI at AIOTI Workshop on Energy Infrastructure and Edge Intelligence O-CEI will participate in the Empowering Energy Infrastructure: The Role of 5G/6G and Edge Intelligence, organised by AIOTI, taking place on 7 May 2026 in Brussels. The workshop will bring together key stakeholders from Large-Scale Pilots, industry, and policy to explore how next-generation connectivity and...
As Cloud–Edge–IoT (CEI) systems continue to expand across sectors, Europe’s digital transformation increasingly depends on the ability to securely share and process data across distributed environments. While edge processing enhances confidentiality, many real-world applications still require data to be aggregated and exchanged between multiple actors to unlock full value, creating a fundamental tension between innovation,...
Eclipse Foundation, CEI-Sphere, O-CEI Horizon, and COP-PILOT Horizon will organize Code the Continuum Hackathon. The event will take place on 30 June–1 July 2026 at the University of Cagliari. It brings together students, developers, researchers, innovators, open-source communities, pilot teams, and solution providers to collaborate on practical challenges across the cloud–edge–IoT continuum. Participants will work...
Can you briefly introduce your company and what you do?
Advanced Microturbines Srl is an Italian deep-tech SME specialised in the development of compact microturbine technologies for energy recovery and self-powered monitoring systems. The company designs and manufactures high-efficiency microturbines from 50 W to 50 kW capable of converting pressure drops in gas and water networks into electricity, enabling autonomous power supply for IoT sensors and digital infrastructure. Its solutions support the digitalisation and sustainability of energy and industrial systems by transforming unused pressure energy into a reliable source of power for remote monitoring applications. By combining microturbine technology with smart IoT systems, we deliver innovative solutions that support smart infrastructure, improve energy efficiency, and enable decentralised energy systems.
What challenge are you addressing under the O-CEI Horizon’s first Open Call, and how is your proposal relevant to the challenge?
Our proposal addresses the challenge of enabling transparent, secure, and real-time management of energy flows in decentralised energy systems, particularly in emerging smart microgrids. As renewable generation becomes increasingly distributed, local energy communities require reliable mechanisms to measure, validate, and share energy data between multiple actors. However, current infrastructures often rely on centralised systems, not distributed ones.
The ENTRUST solution tackles this challenge by developing an edge-validated blockchain platform for energy transactions. The system integrates IoT metering, edge computing, and blockchain notarisation to create a distributed architecture capable of securely validating energy data close to where it is generated. This approach enables real-time, low-latency processing while ensuring data integrity and transparency through blockchain mechanisms.
By combining edge processing with blockchain-based verification, the proposed platform allows microgrid participants, including households, local producers, and community operators, to securely record and validate energy exchanges. This contributes directly to the goals of the O-CEI Horizon’s Open Call by supporting decentralised, trustworthy, and scalable digital infrastructures for energy communities and smart grids.
What is the expected impact of your proposal?
The expected impact of the proposal is the development of a secure and transparent operational layer for decentralised energy systems, enabling more efficient management of renewable energy within local microgrids.
Through the integration of IoT metering, edge computing, and blockchain notarisation, the ENTRUST platform allows energy transactions and operational data to be securely recorded, validated, and shared in real time. This improves transparency and trust among microgrid participants while ensuring the integrity of energy data used for operational decisions and potential energy trading mechanisms.
The project will demonstrate the solution in the Krk Island pilot, showing how local communities can manage renewable energy generation and consumption more effectively. By enabling tamper-proof data validation and automated smart-contract processes, the platform supports fair and auditable energy exchanges between producers, consumers, and community operators.
Beyond the pilot, the modular and scalable architecture of ENTRUST allows the platform to be replicated in other energy communities and distributed energy systems across Europe. In this way, the project contributes to the broader objectives of the European energy transition, supporting the integration of renewable energy, strengthening local energy resilience, and enabling new models of transparent and decentralised energy management aligned with EU climate and energy policies.
Company website: www.microturbines.it
