Enoda ENSEMBLE™ selected for European Blockchain Sandbox
ENODA is delighted to announce that Enoda ENSEMBLE™ has been selected for the European Blockchain Sandbox’s third and final cohort.
The European Blockchain Sandbox features ground-breaking projects from across the EU/EEA that will shape the future of Distributed Ledger Technology and regulation, with Ensemble representing one of two selected from the energy sector.
Each use case in the cohort was selected by blockchain experts from Warren Brandeis, and overseen by a panel of leading independent academics from Bentley University, Universities of Kassel and the University of Nicosia.
The panel commented that the number of high quality of applicants made for a competitive selection process, marking the continued growth of blockchain innovation across the EU/EEA.
Eva Jovanova, ENSEMBLE's Product Manager and former Web3 Policy Officer, commented:
"Being chosen for the European Blockchain Sandbox is an exciting endorsement of Ensemble's vision and impact. We're eager to collaborate and push forward blockchain's potential in revolutionising energy solutions."
For more information on the European Blockchain Sandbox members and the selection process, follow the link below:
Enoda ENSEMBLE™ - Decentralised Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources
ENODA was established in 2021, and delivers leading-edge innovations in energy technology. ENODA technologies can solve the fundamental challenge of the energy system: balancing exponentially rising electricity demand using generation sources that are both volatile & variable.
The European Green Deal is changing the energy ecosystem: more renewable and distributed energy resources (DERs), like solar panels and wind turbines, are connecting to the grid. Modern loads like heat pumps and EV chargers are volatile, and cause stress on grid infrastructure. The result is that the cost and complexity of balancing the grid is rising exponentially, and the need to resolve the limitations of the legacy grid is becoming urgent.
Enoda ENSEMBLE™ is a DLT platform designed to enable DERs, including the Enoda PRIME® Exchanger, to provide frequency and ancillary services to maintain the grid frequency at 50 Hertz. Frequency stability is crucial: if the frequency drifts more than ±0.5 Hz, it can lead to system instability, equipment damage, and power outages. Frequency and ancillary services have traditionally been provided by fossil-fuelled peaker plants, but they are expensive and carbon-intensive.
Through Ensemble, energy market participants—from grid operators to small aggregators—can seamlessly coordinate DERs to provide frequency and ancillary services. The result is drastically reduced transaction costs, and reduced barriers-to-entry for renewables. Smart contracts can enable secure transactions in near real-time, which creates a dynamic balancing mechanism that is adaptable to the evolving energy ecosystem.
Ensemble’s robust, privacy-preserving design uses private-permissioned blockchain networks and cryptographic safeguards, and meets regulatory requirements such as AML/KYC standards. Data protection and GDPR compliance are of utmost importance in the design. The decentralised approach delivers transparent performance data to regulators and stakeholders, which creates trust and fosters broader market engagement.
By lowering reliance on conventional fossil-fuelled peaker plants and improving real-time grid flexibility, Ensemble helps support the European Green Deal and the broader goal of a secure, decentralised energy ecosystem. The platform’s integration with IoT devices, AI-driven optimisation, and built-in compliance is designed to set a new benchmark for sustainability and resilience in the energy sector.
Ensemble paves the way for an inclusive, dynamic, more democratic, and future-proof energy system framework that bridges DLT innovation with Europe’s ambitious climate and digitalisation targets.