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- Plan & Roadmap
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- Plan & Roadmap
- Compliance Consultancy
- Training & Engagement Center
- Plan & Roadmap
- Compliance Consultancy
- Training & Engagement Center
- Plan & Roadmap
- Compliance Consultancy
- Training & Engagement Center
Our Manifesto
We are committed to delivering
Power of the Many.
Let us explain why.
Energy
A shared resource to empower everyone
We are committed to driving the transition towards energy democracies, a shift we believe addresses many of today's challenges, from economic inequality to climate change.
The Fundamental Currency of Life and our Economy
Energy is the heartbeat of life, the fundamental currency. Every natural process—whether it's a plant growing, an animal moving, or a person creating—is driven by energy conversions. It's a fundamental force that shapes our environment, communities, economies, and futures.
Energy systems can function without banks, but banks cannot operate without energy, highlighting energy's fundamental importance in our world.
A New Paradigm: Local and Empowered
Energy is all around us, integral to our economies, businesses, neighborhoods, households, and personal lives. It shouldn't be confined to distant power plants and distributed to passive customers and consumers. Instead, it should be an empowering force that everyone has a stake in, just like the air we breathe and the water we drink.
Fair Access for All
Energy Democracies aren't just about decentralized control— they are about empowerment, about giving communities the tools and the autonomy they need to shape their own energy futures.
An Energy Democracy puts power back in the hands of the people, ensuring that everyone can access local, affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy systems. It dismantles barriers that keep low-income individuals from investing in energy assets and paying high market prices while wealthier individuals benefit from subsidized solar panels.
Fostering Innovation
Energy Democracies are also about enabling innovative businesses to collaborate and invest in their own energy systems to ensure access to affordable energy, especially as legacy infrastructures struggle to meet growing demand and global power shifts cause volatile markets.
Efficiency and Sustainability
Energy Democracies promote higher energy efficiency by minimizing conversion losses, while local energy communities and collectives enrich the energy mix. This helps main grids maximize reliability and affordability while reducing energy losses.
Energy efficiency is intertwined with sustainability. We have been depleting the Earth's fossil energy reserves—built up over millions of years of photosynthesis—disrupting our biosphere's "dynamic energy equilibrium" with excess carbon. Democratized, decentralized energy systems harness solar and other renewable energies as directly as possible, increasing energy efficiency while reducing CO₂ emissions. These systems align more harmoniously with natural energy flows than centralized, fossil-dependent systems.We believe Energy Democracies are naturally more capable of achieving ultra-efficient energy systems that are in symbiosis with nature's dynamic flows of energy in our biosphere.
Integrated Services and Solutions
We support Energy Hubs and Communities on their road to success with an integrated plan, services and solutions.
Fractional ownership enables everyone to own a piece of our Energy Future without needing a fortune.
Digitized assets help measure the value of energy assets and provide data for new business models, such as fractional ownership and energy sharing.
Peer-to-peer (P2P) energy sharing, powered by tokenization, is revolutionizing how we produce, consume, and distribute power.
Programmable Energy
Unlocking the potential of Energy Hubs & Communities
The success of Energy Hubs is essential in advancing energy democracies by decentralizing energy production, increasing community control, and enhancing accessibility to clean, affordable energy.
Programmable energy is a concept by Jos Roling, Our Technical Consciousness, that depicts energy systems' dynamic and software-driven management. The core idea is to enhance the flexibility and efficiency of energy use by leveraging software controls, much like programming a computer to perform specific tasks. This offers some key benefits for Energy Hubs.
First, it allows systems to be optimized to minimize waste and lower expenses, adapting to fluctuating energy demands and costs. It improves energy efficiency and reduces costs by enabling precise control over how and when energy is used.
Second, programmable energy facilitates better integration of intermittent renewable energy sources like wind and solar. By adjusting energy consumption to match the availability of these resources, programmable systems help to smooth out the variability associated with renewables.
Moreover, programmable energy contributes to grid stability by balancing supply and demand in real-time, preventing outages, and ensuring a consistent energy supply.
This is achieved through advanced control strategies like peak shaving (reducing energy use during high-demand periods), load shifting (moving energy use to off-peak times), and demand response (adjusting consumption based on grid conditions).
Finally, as smart technologies and devices become increasingly prevalent, programmable energy allows for better coordination and management of these systems, optimizing their collective energy consumption.
Programmable energy represents a significant advancement in managing energy, making systems more responsive, efficient, and aligned with user needs, and integrating renewable energy.
Tokenization is essential to programmable energy because it enables secure, flexible, and efficient management of energy transactions and data.
A token is a digital unit of value -in the broadest sense - and is represented on a blockchain or decentralized network. They can represent various assets or rights, including physical goods, digital assets, or specific system functions. Their characteristics help manifest the concept of programmable energy and help to adhere to the principles for successful Energy Hubs through;
Digital Representation of Assets
Flexibility: Tokens can digitally represent any asset, including physical energy resources (like electricity or renewable energy credits) and intangible assets (like data or participation rights). This flexibility allows energy hubs to digitize and manage diverse resources efficiently.
Fractionalization: Tokens divide significant, indivisible assets into smaller, tradeable units. This makes it easier for multiple participants to invest in and share ownership of energy infrastructure or resources, promoting inclusivity and collaboration within the hub.
Decentralization and Autonomy
Elimination of Intermediaries: Tokens operate on decentralized platforms, allowing peer-to-peer transactions without central authorities or intermediaries. This decentralization reduces costs, speeds up transactions, and empowers local stakeholders within the energy hub.
Autonomous Management: Tokens can be integrated with smart contracts, which automate and enforce agreements based on predefined rules. This autonomy simplifies the management of complex contracts and ensures that transactions and collaborations within the energy hub are executed fairly and transparently.
Transparency and Trust
Immutable Records: Transactions involving tokens are recorded on a blockchain or distributed ledger, creating a transparent, tamper-proof history of all exchanges. This transparency builds trust among participants and makes it easier to audit and verify energy flows and financial transactions within the hub.
Enhanced Accountability: With tokens, every action and transaction is traceable, ensuring that all parties are accountable. This is particularly important in energy hubs, where trust and cooperation among diverse stakeholders are crucial for success.
Liquidity and Accessibility
Ease of Exchange: Tokens can be easily traded on digital platforms, providing liquidity to assets that might otherwise be difficult to sell or transfer. This liquidity makes it easier for participants to enter and exit investments, fostering a dynamic and responsive energy market within the hub.
Lower Barriers to Entry: By fractionalizing assets and enabling micro-investments, tokens lower the barriers to entry for smaller investors and local communities. This inclusivity encourages broader participation in energy projects, democratizing access to energy resources.
Programmability and Interoperability
Customizable Functions: Tokens can be programmed to carry specific functions, such as voting rights, energy credits, or incentives for sustainable behavior. This programmability allows energy hubs to tailor tokens to meet organizational goals and needs.
Interoperability: Tokens can be designed to work across different platforms and energy hubs, facilitating cooperation and integration within broader energy networks. This interoperability enhances the scalability and reach of energy hub initiatives.
Incentivization and Engagement
Reward Mechanisms: Tokens can be used to incentivize desired behaviors, such as energy efficiency or investment in renewable energy. By rewarding participants with tokens, energy hubs can align individual incentives with collective sustainability goals.
Active Participation: Tokens can give participants a stake in the hub’s governance and decision-making processes. This fosters greater stakeholder engagement and commitment, leading to more collaborative and effective energy management.
In summary, programmable energy through tokenization enhances the security, efficiency, transparency, and accessibility of Energy Hubs & Communities, enabling secure transactions, real-time management, and the effective implementation of decentralized energy strategies advancing Energy Democracy.
How we got here,
and where we are going
12021
- Kick off 2Tokens Energy Working Group
22022
- Start of "Power of the Many" organization & team
- Proof of Concept: The Green Village
32023
- Kick-off Pilot Project Ameland
42024
- Founding Power of the Many Start-Up
- Kickstarting European Community Projects
52025
- Advancing Energy Democratization step by step, project by project, community by community