The report provides information on:
- the overall business environment, including main Demand Response players, new products and solutions they recently introduced, as well as important acquisitions and partnerships that occurred during the last year. Special sections are dedicated to gas demand response and to the mapping of HOLISDER Key Exploitable Results to market segments;
- the main elements of the European regulatory framework, including important directives, network codes, guidelines, and packages. Overall summary of the situation in individual Member States is provided and further expanded in Appendix by a detailed description of DR regulation in selected states;
- overview of the technology landscape that covers technologies needed for implementation of both implicit and explicit Demand Response programs. In addition, it also summarizes latest innovation trends, emerging technologies, and relevant European projects;
- key focus areas for Demand Response in Europe, innovative forms of Demand Response, and potentially disruptive technologies.