News from COPPER

In February 2026, the COPPER project participated in the 2nd Future Grid Innovation Summit, hosted by the consortium partner, E.DSO. The summit served as a high-level forum for industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to discuss the critical role of distribution grids as the backbone of the gr...

With 2025 coming to a close, now is the time to reflect on what has been achieved in the COPPER project over the past 12 months.  Innovating existing energy planning processes, so that they match the needed strategic frame, can seem like a slow process. This is why it is important to take a goo...

In October 2025, the COPPER partnership, co-funded by the European Union , gathered for its fourth partner meeting in Fredericia, Denmark....

A session hosted by the COPPER project at the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) on June 12, 2025, brought together cities, distribution system operators (DSOs), and market innovators to forge a path for the future of urban energy....

The COPPER project participated at the Cleantech Venture Day in Amsterdam on the 2nd April 2025, an event for driving innovation in the clean energy sector through novel cleantech solution. COPPER hosted two workshops - on Virtual Power Plants and local grid technology, highlighting the role of inte...

Frontrunners in city energy planning met in Dordrecht on March 18-19, 2025 to advance local energy planning for energy affordability and business competitiveness. ...

Henrik Näsström, Chief Marketing Officer of Varberg Energi, took to the stage at the inaugural FutureGrid Innovation Summit hosted by E.DSO in Brussels on the 6th February to explain the role of Local Energy Action Planning (LEAPs) in grid resilience. Representing COPPER in a panel on the role of in...

In this second edition of the Now-New-Next series, we report looks at the current and future trends in city energy planning, drawing from examples from the COPPER project. The Now-New-Next series highlights innovative concepts and trends within the Urban Energy Transition, covering the Political, Ec...

In this first edition of the Now-New-Next series, we report looks at the current and future trends in city-DSO partnerships, drawing from examples from the COPPER project. The Now-New-Next series highlights innovative concepts and trends within the Urban Energy Transition, covering the Political, Ec...