Updated on 4 September 2025
Energy platform provider for Smart Grid (civil, industrial), Virtual Power Plant, Flexibility, Energy monitoring, Balancing, BEMS
About
Apio develops digital systems for the automatic management of distributed energy resources, enabling advanced operation of power grids through the Virtual Power Plant paradigm. Apio utilizes open source frameworks based on IoT, AI, and Blockchain, quickly implementing advanced automation scenarios with scalable and high-performance platforms, essential for the energy transition.
With our extensive knowledge of the energy sector, we offer secure solutions for the collection, centralisation, sharing, and advanced management of renewable resources. The involvement of ESCo SunCity Group as one of our shareholders, with a 49% stake held by A2A, one of the largest Italian utilities, allows us to have an internal and multi-perspective understanding of the energy market.
Our platforms support balancing service providers, virtual power plants, BEMS, Smart Grid networks, and research projects. These solutions revolutionise energy production, storage, management, and distribution, contributing to a more open and sustainable energy market.
Apio has gained significant experience in creating digital solutions and business models for leading companies in the energy sector, including ACEA, ARETI, ENI, and A2A, as well as major national and international industrial players like De Cecco and Denso. As an innovative company, Apio has been actively involved in European Union-funded projects for years and collaborates with the ENEA research center on building energy efficiency.
We have obtained two patents that demonstrate our commitment to innovation: one focuses on managing home automation and sensor networks, and the other is for a device that certifies the measurement of electrical parameters and customer flexibility, enhancing communication with Distribution System Operators. Apio has partnered in European projects such as Ontochain, Platoon, Hedge IoT, and RomeFlex, focusing on network ontology and flexibility.
Apio is an Italian company composed of a dynamic team of 20 professionals, including engineers and specialists in developing innovative solutions for the energy sector.
Type
- Technology Partner
- Consultant
- Other
Organisation
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Project cooperation
Digital Twins, HIL/PHIL and AI-based Flexibility Management for Local and Regional Energy Systems
- R&D Partner
- Call Module 2026-05: Hydrogen and renewable fuel
- Call Module 2026-08: Integrated regional energy systems
- Call Module 2026-09: Integrated industrial energy systems
- Call Module 2026-10: Clean energy integration in the built environment
- Call Module 2026-01: Integrated energy system resilience in a changing environment
- Call Module 2026-02 Energy system flexibility in a high renewable energy sources (RES) scenario: energy generation, storage and system integration
Carlos Santos Pérez
Associate Professor / Senior Researcher at University of Alcalá (UAH) – GEISER Research Group
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Service
S²G Lab - University of Stuttgart
- R&D Partner
- Demonstrator
- Technology Partner
- Validator/Living Lab
Niklas Hautz
Researcher at Institute of Power Transmission and High Voltage
Germany
Project cooperation
Ignasi Pascual
Head Engineering at Falken Technologies
Barcelona, Spain