Two days, 50 mayors, 6 live demo zones. No pitches. No marketing. Just technology that runs - in front of the audience that decides.
The programme is published 30 days in advance. We don't allow ad-hoc demos - if you're not on the programme, you don't exist in the Demo Zone. Selection happens 4 months ahead, through an open call with a low acceptance rate, validated by a multidisciplinary programme committee (a regulatory authority, specialist European organisations, a pilot mayor, an academic and the ARSC curator). The final make-up of the committee will be announced when the call opens.
Technology, taken apart along the value chain of an energy community. Each zone has stands around the edge (live hardware) plus a central stage for scheduled demos.
A 5-10 kWp rooftop PV installation + smart inverter + grid simulator.
Demonstrator categories: PV integrators + smart inverter manufacturers, selected through an open call.
50-200 kWh BESS + a live cycle + peak shaving shown in real time.
Demonstrator categories: BESS suppliers + local integrators, selected through an open call.
A live EMS platform with real data + allocation coefficient + edge cases. This is where the mayor sees the day-to-day operation.
Demonstrator categories: EMS platforms and energy community systems (Romania + EU), selected through an open call.
An end-to-end simulator, 1 kWh → bill + ANRE (Romania's energy regulator) reporting + p2p trading.
Demonstrator categories: billing platforms + a tax adviser on the prosumer/REC regime.
Smart gateway + smart inverter + DSO emulator + V2G. The DSO is a partner, not a speaker.
Demonstrator categories: national distribution operators (DSOs) and smart grid equipment integrators.
Cooperative software + citizen UX + administrator UX.
Demonstrator categories: European cooperative networks + Romanian legal partners.
2 screens + sound. Scheduled demos. The audience seated.
Live hardware for each themed zone.
A closed area with round tables and good coffee. Mayors + one assistant only.
An A1 poster for every pilot community in Romania, existing or in progress.
STUP Forum doesn't sell tickets. It invites by name - based on relevance to the energy communities agenda.
Municipalities of more than 10,000 inhabitants, with an active interest in energy communities.
Energy · urban development · EU funds.
The companies that build the real installations.
The national electricity distributors (E-Distribuție, Delgaz Grid, Distribuție Energie Oltenia, Distribuție Energie Electrică România / DEER).
Policy and regulatory observers (MIPE is the Ministry of Investment and European Projects).
DG ENER, CINEA, FEDARENE, REScoop.eu.
Energynomics, Economica, Profit, Financial Intelligence.
ARSC membership = a seat at the table. Forum sponsorship = strategic visibility in front of a target audience that no other conference in Romania brings together.
Consultants, academics, NGOs.
Town halls, depending on the size of the locality.
Mid-sized integrators, software, legal.
DSOs, large integrators, manufacturers.
The number of mayor ↔ integrator matches with a follow-up scheduled within 30 days.
The number of Romanian communities actually launched after the event, measured at 6 and 12 months.
A STUP document with the lessons learned from all the demos, published within 60 days.
The number of technical articles generated in the trade media.
We send out invitations 6 months before the Forum. Leave us your email - we'll confirm your priority and send you the detailed agenda 30 days ahead.
Corporate partners: contact us directly at [email protected].
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