- Objectives -
The Communitary Systems unit researches and develops knowledge in the field of renewable energy communities (REC), as a way to empower and engage people to become active members of the energy system.
Changing to a bottom up approach creates new challenges, such as policy and regulatory, grid integration and management, equitable energy access and resilience and reliability. Those challenges are the focus of the unit with the objective of educating and disseminating knowledge to further empower people.
- Topics -
The main topics of the unit are:
- Renewable Energy Communities
- Community Empowerment and Engagement
- Integration and Grid Management
- Technical and economical viability of REC
- Equitable energy access
- Energy Resilience and Reliability
- Projects -
AURORA
AURORA aims at an innovative long-term citizen engagement with energy sustainable behaviours empowering civil society to adopt a leading role in the energy cycle and to be real actors of a sustainable change via the promotion of citizen science practices.
Funding: H2020 Grant Agreement No. 101036418
Duration: 42 month
Status: Ongoing
JALON
JALON brings a new approach to facilitate the emergence and growth of citizen-led energy community projects throughout Europe. The methodology is rooted on the close collaboration of local stakeholders to bring these projects into operation as an instrument of social innovation, especially for rural regions where there is a lack of specific legislation adapted to their own reality and specific needs which could cause them to be left behind in the energy transition. In fact, there are so many hurdles that prevent energy communities around Europe from developing their full potential and especially in rural areas.
Funding: LIFE21-CET-ENERCOM-JALON/101076395
Duration: 42 month
Status: Ongoing
SoCoNexGen
The focus of project SoCoNexGen, is on the design, construction, experimental testing and analysis of new types of indoor solar cookers. Two solar cookers will be equipped with thermal sand storage and one with a larger electrical battery storage. Two solar cookers use photovoltaic (PV) panels, one uses a solar thermal collector, and one uses PV panels and a solar thermal collector. The solar cookers will be tested in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Portugal.
Funding: LEAP-RE/0002/2021
Duration: 36 months
Status: Ongoing
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- Team -
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