Renewable Energy Integration

The Valencia city council, through the Valencia Climate and Energy foundation, has launched the first Energy Office in the city. The Energy Office aims to operate as a one-stop-shop to assess, inform and give support to the citizens in terms of energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy poverty and energy transition.

In a multi-story building of 3,700 households located in an underprivileged area of Copenhagen, the tenants decided together to produce electricity from solar PV and water heating from solar thermal. The project is owned by the housing estate, and the tenants contribute financially to the project through additions on top of their monthly rent or mortgage payments.

The project aimed to help energy poor homes reduce their energy bills and their environmental impact by better managing their consumption. This was through the method of living labs. Energy advisors met people at "energy cafés" or during home visits and followed their energy situation's evolution over time.

The project aimed to help low-income households access solar energy which can help manage the costs of air conditioning (as Southern Australia is experiencing greater intensity and more frequent heatwaves).

The project aimed to train 15 PhD researchers to design transformational pathways that tackle Energy Poverty and Justice. It supported in providing evidence and using the decentralised nature of ‘Positive Energy Districts’ and ‘Networks of Districts’ as the central platform of transformation, whilst recognising the economic, social and environmental challenges faced.

This a project working with the local council to test the impact of low-cost measures on bills, comfort and health. It explores six main streams: community engaggement, trainings, low-cost, high-quality installations, energy and quality checks as well as monitoring of various metrics such as temperatur, humidity, biling data and surveys.

The initiative ALSTER includes 44 Flemish social housing providers (SHMs). The SHMs want to actively and structurally contribute to a better climate and combat energy poverty. With an investment of € 231 million, 647,767 solar panels will be installed on 58,433 buildings, representing a production of 207,286 MWh per year.

The project FIESTA aimed to support 5 local governments to support families to save energy at home, to adopt a more sustainable consumption behaviour, acting both on their energy consumption behaviour and on their purchasing decisions.

Energy Conscious Consumers ECO2 facilitated a large amount of consumers to become conscious about and improve their energy efficiency. It offered them two forms of learning: online e-learning, or transformative group learning, in which the e-learning system supported the group processes. Together the two – single or group processes - provided attractive approaches for a wide array of consumer segments.

The initiative involves the renovation and upgrade of 48 homes that are becoming almost self-sufficient, thanks to the integration of a photovoltaic system with a storage system to provide energy for the homes and a “condominium fleet” of electric vehicles. The project aims to reach around 62.000 KW self-consumed energy per year, allowing the residents to reduce their carbon footprint but also their energy bills, since they need to withdraw 60% less energy from the grid. The project also makes sure the benefits are shared equally among all the residents