ABOUT

A digital product ecosystem designed to make the energy market simpler, more accessible, and more participatory, with tools built for energy communities, professionals, and citizens.

CONTEXT

Product Designer at Koala

TEAM

Head of Design, dev team, me

CATEGORY

web platform

YEAR

2025/26

Koala: Energy community platform

Koala: Energy community platform

Problem

Solution

Process

The energy sector is going through a major transformation: new models such as Renewable Energy Communities allow citizens, businesses, and local authorities to become active participants in the energy system.

However, designing digital tools for this sector means dealing with a unique level of complexity. Every user has different needs: an administrator needs to manage members and documentation, a professional needs to manage clients and applications, while citizens need to understand a highly technical and regulated world.

On top of this complexity come regulatory constraints, bureaucratic processes, and requirements set by Italian energy authorities such as GSE and ARERA.

The challenge was not simply digitizing existing processes, but creating an experience that makes a complex system easier to understand and manage without losing accuracy.

Problem

Solution

Process

The energy sector is going through a major transformation: new models such as Renewable Energy Communities allow citizens, businesses, and local authorities to become active participants in the energy system.

However, designing digital tools for this sector means dealing with a unique level of complexity. Every user has different needs: an administrator needs to manage members and documentation, a professional needs to manage clients and applications, while citizens need to understand a highly technical and regulated world.

On top of this complexity come regulatory constraints, bureaucratic processes, and requirements set by Italian energy authorities such as GSE and ARERA.

The challenge was not simply digitizing existing processes, but creating an experience that makes a complex system easier to understand and manage without losing accuracy.

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digital products released in a year

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user types served