How we work together
Building energy and flexibility markets together
Only by working together with grid operators, knowledge institutions and market parties can we make energy fairer, smarter and more efficient.
The power of collaboration
Every day we strive for the best results. in the belief that we can't do this alone. Our innovation is strengthened by the diverse contributions of partners in various collaborative partnerships. By combining the knowledge and expertise of different parties, we jointly create the best solutions that help accelerate the energy transition.
Do you see opportunities for collaboration? Then we warmly invite you to get in touch to discuss the possibilities.
We work together with
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Network companies
By building strong relationships with network companies, we share knowledge, align our vision for local markets and cooperate in this domain. In this way, we develop future market services and standards.
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Consortia
Together with industry partners, we work on research projects aimed at achieving a future-proof energy system.
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Ecosystem partners
With our plug-and-play platform, ecosystem partners can connect with the ENTRNCE platform to deliver their services. These include parties providing forecasting, back-office, or billing applications.
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Educational institutions
Together with universities and universities of applied sciences, we conduct research on current issues around local energy systems, energy hubs and peer-to-peer trading.
Collaborative innovation in practice
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Direct access to European energy and flexibility markets
Direct+ is a plug-and-trade solution designed to make access to European energy and flexibility markets simpler, faster, and more cost-effective. Direct+ is a joint initiative of EPEX SPOT and ENTRNCE. Through a single membership, participants now trade independently on EPEX SPOT's energy and flexibility markets, with financial settlement included.
Direct+ is the result of a strategic partnership between EPEX SPOT and ENTRNCE. Both organizations share the belief that European energy flexibility markets must become more accessible so that more parties can participate directly in them. EPEX SPOT and ENTRNCE complement each other through their respective strengths and expertise, enabling them to realize this shared ambition.Direct+ is the result of a strategic partnership between EPEX SPOT and ENTRNCE. Both organizations share the belief that European energy flexibility markets must become more accessible so that more parties can participate directly in them. EPEX SPOT and ENTRNCE complement each other through their respective strengths and expertise, enabling them to realize this shared ambition.

Lukas Gresnigt
CEO EPEX SPOT
“Direct+ reflects our shared ambition to broaden access to the wholesale market without compromising performance, transparency, and market integrity. By partnering with ENTRNCE, we can offer a solution that is operationally simple, logically structured, and fully aligned with existing energy market regulations.”
Our engaged partner in this collaboration:
Local energy at cost price+
The Local4Local project is an initiative of Dutch energy cooperatives to achieve an integrated, sustainable, collective energy supply in which the end user pays no more than cost+ for energy, with minimized impact on the local energy infrastructure. An important role in this is played by the cooperative suppliers OM Nieuwe Energie, Energie VanOns and AGEM to enable these peer-to-peer exchanges of energy at cost+ price for the cooperatives and their members.
ENTRNCE is part of the Local4Local consortium and, as a facilitator of the cost price+ model, contributes directly to this important social development. Through the ENTRNCE platform, energy communities can trade their residual volumes of cooperatively generated electricity at cost with other energy communities.
Key points:
- Sustainable, local energy supply
- Cost+ model for energy exchange
- Flexible peer-to-peer exchange
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Pepijn van de Water
Local Energy Market Expert | ENTRNCE
"Local4Local is paving the way for the energy system of the future: sustainable, affordable and fully supported by the ENTRNCE platform!"
Our partners involved in this project:
A smart solution to grid congestion
Within the Mooi EIGEN project, ENTRNCE, together with Firan and Shared Energy Platform (SEP), is developing the Energy Hub Platform. This platform enables energy hubs at business parks to monitor and control their assets to meet the terms of a Group Transmission Agreement or a collective Capacity Limiting Contract. The platform can also receive bids from assets for capacity reduction and distribute any (GOPACS) fees to assets. In doing so, ENTRNCE and the project partners are providing a platform that can directly address current congestion issues.
Key points:
- Creating and ensuring a program plan
- Receiving and acting on GOPACS signals.
- Managing assets
- Market Algorithm

Haike van de Vegte
Senior Business Developer | Firan
"The Energy Hub Platform offers a smart solution to the congestion problem on business parks. Together with ENTRNCE and SEP, we support entrepreneurs to make the best use of renewable energy and realize collective ambitions."
Our partners involved in this project:
Contributing to the global rollout of peer-to-peer trading
The Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer, Collective Self-Consumption and Transactive Energy ('GO-P2P') is a global network of companies, universities, and other research institutions active in the world of P2P. The goal of this consortium is to share data, experiences with P2P, and suggestions with each other by holding meetings several times a year. ENTRNCE thus seeks to contribute to the global rollout of P2P and learn lessons from others who have encountered barriers that we still expect in the Netherlands.
Key points:
- Sharing data
- Spreading the lessons of P2P
- Learning from other P2P projects
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Sjoerd Doumen
Local Energy Market Expert | ENTRNCE
"Through GO-P2P, we try to share our lessons of P2P and at the same time learn from other projects so that we advance in the Netherlands and P2P worldwide."
Our partners involved in this project:
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