By adopting the pattern “facilitating P2P trading”, usually a platform operator enables communities to trade energy and/or flexibility directly with each other through a market platform in a peer-to-peer (P2P) manner. The platform can be organised locally or on a wider scope.
 

Implementation reference

• Trade electricity within the community (Sonnen Community, Green Energy Cooperative, Quartierstrom / WEW Walenstadt )
• Independent market place for trading flexibility (PicloFlex)
• Software-as-service for trading platforms (Lumenza, Prosume)

Research reference

• Ableitner et al. (2019): Peer-to-peer trading platform for prosumers
• Zhang, et al., 2017. Review of existing peer-to-peer energy trading projects
• IRENA (2020): Peer-to-peer electricity trading innovation landscape brief

This pattern belongs to the core area: Key Functions