Volt Villages: Share Solar With Neighbours

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Volt Villages: Share Solar Energy With Your NeighboursVolt Villages is a developed web platform and app designed to enable neighbours to share locally generated solar energy through the existing electricity grid.The project was independently conceived and developed with the original intention of launching a local pilot in the IJmond region of the Netherlands, initially focusing on Beverwijk and IJmuiden.The platform is designed to connect households with solar panels that have surplus energy with nearby households that need electricity, using smart-meter data and automated matching. It brings together the digital experience, matching process, accounting and payment functionality within one platform.What has been developedThe project includes:A complete Volt Villages web platformA developed application and user experienceUser registration and account functionalitySolar producer and consumer journeysSmart-meter/P1 data integration conceptAutomated local energy matchingAccounting and transaction functionalityUser dashboardsPricing and platform-fee structurePartner/installer functionalityAdministrative/backend functionalityVolt Villages branding and digital assetsThe voltvillages.com domainSource code maintained in a private GitHub repositoryThe platform was designed around a simple principle: use existing infrastructure to make locally generated renewable energy more valuable to the people producing it and more accessible to the people living nearby.Current statusVolt Villages has been developed as a pre-commercial project and has not yet established commercial revenue or a customer base.Volt Villages has been developed as a pre-commercial project, with the original intention of launching a local pilot in the IJmond region of the Netherlands.Having developed the platform from concept to working product, the founder is now offering Volt Villages as a complete acquisition opportunity for a buyer who wants to take the project forward, expand it or adapt it to their own requirements.Opportunity for the buyerThe project does not have to remain limited to the original IJmond concept.A buyer could:Continue Volt Villages as originally envisionedLaunch the platform in another region or countryDevelop it further for the energy-community marketAdapt the platform for an existing energy, sustainability or smart-city businessRepurpose the technology and user experience for another business modelThe buyer is acquiring an existing developed platform and application rather than starting from a blank page.AcquisitionThe complete project is available for acquisition, including the domain, platform, app, source code, branding, concept, and associated digital assets.The founder will provide reasonable handover assistance to help the buyer understand and take over the project.Asking price: €29,500Serious offers will be considered.