The support service for Citizen-led renovation is an EU initiative aiming to empower energy communities to put citizens in the driver’s seat for energy-saving renovation projects. Our support service for four selected pilots in Ireland, Portugal, Belgium and Bulgaria will strengthen community building and assist in replicating programmes for energy renovations of buildings, including insulation, new technical systems and installing renewables. It is also our goal to help the four pilot projects to overcome financial, legal, technical and informational barriers and deliver future-proof residential buildings.
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Our partner, Goparity, successfully conducted a roundtable for energy communities!
This month, Lisbon held Cidade do Zero, a major (if not the biggest) sustainability event in Portugal.

Building resilience into Irish homes – Citizen-led renovation pilot Triple SEC and Policy Officer Julien Tami at the Retrofitting Ireland event in Limerick
Building resilience into Irish homes – Citizen-led renovation pilot Triple SEC and Policy Officer Julien Tami at the Retrofitting Ireland event in Limerick

Key take aways: Citizen Engagement - Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition
With a particular emphasis on citizen engagement, affordable housing, energy efficiency, and digitalisation, this webinar as part of the EUSEW sustainable energy days served as a platform for exchanging ideas and forging partnerships to shape the future of urban environments.

Launch of the citizen-led renovation website: presenting 4 pilot energy communities
Following an open call running between 24 April and 31 May 2023, four pilot energy communities were selected to be assisted in strengthening community building and setting up or replicating programmes for energy renovations of buildings, including insulation, new technical systems...

Launch of the Citizen-Led renovation project and open call for participation
‘Citizen-Led Renovation’ is a new EU initiative aiming to empower energy communities and put citizens in the driver’s seat for energy-saving renovation projects. The initiative will help selected pilot projects to overcome financial, legal, technical and informational barriers.
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