Energy Balancing Platform for Off-Peak Optimization

Overview

Developed an MVP for an energy balancing system that enables partners to become balancing service providers in Finland. The platform optimizes energy efficiency during off-peak periods and streamlines bid management and invoicing processes.

Challenges

• Integration with Fingrid Energy Balancing System
• EDC/EDX tools implementation
• Bid tracking and data management
• Hardware connection management
• Financial reporting system development

Solution

Created an MVP featuring:

• Energy balancing platform using Python and Java
• Report and invoice generation module
• Energy consumption management system
• AWS cloud infrastructure for scalability
• Integration with Fingrid system
• Secure data management architecture

Technical Stack

• Languages: Java, Python (ModBus library)
• AWS Services:
  • Database: PostgreSQL (RDS)
  • Message Brokers: RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ
  • Containers: AWS Fargate
  • VPN: Site-to-Site, AWS VPN Client
  • Elastic Beanstalk

Development Process

1. Ideation and stakeholder engagement
2. Roadmapping and planning
3. Agile development implementation
4. User testing and feedback collection
5. Performance evaluation
6. Future enhancement planning

Team Composition

• Project Manager
• Software Engineer
• DevOps Engineer

Impact

• Enabled participation as Balancing Service Providers
• Streamlined financial reporting
• Established scalable data management
• Successfully passed testing phase
• Ready for production deployment
• Received perfect score (100/100) for project delivery

The MVP successfully laid the foundation for a comprehensive energy balancing solution, combining technological innovation with market requirements while maintaining scalability for future growth.

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