Growing the Energy Supporters & Mentors movement that alleviates energy poverty
EU training webinar from A to Z funded by the Horizon project, POWERPOOR
Online, 4 February 2022Save the date
What does energy poverty mean and how can we recognise it when we see it? How can we diagnose an energy inefficient home or someone’s struggles with paying for a warm or cool home without making them feel ashamed of it? How can we tackle the problem effectively, leveraging innovative financing schemes and building energy communities?
In the year of record-high energy bills and the moment when ‘stay at home’ continues to be the norm, the EU-funded project, POWERPOOR calls on colleagues from public, cooperative, and social housing providers, municipalities, health and social workers, representatives from the academia and anyone who wants to be engaged in tackling the phenomenon to join a community of 400+ POWERPOOR certified Energy Supporters and Mentors, working on the ground, enabling change and providing paths out of energy poverty in their regions.
POWERPOOR is a 3-year Horizon 2020 project that started back in September 2020. The initiative in which Housing Europe plays a key role is aiming at energy poverty alleviation by supporting energy poor citizens to implement energy efficiency interventions and participate in joint energy initiatives, through the development of support programmes and ICT-driven tools. The project aims to facilitate citizens’ behaviour change towards energy use and uptake of energy-efficient measures through experience and knowledge sharing.
As of 2022, Housing Europe, ICLEI and the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) are mobilising the international community with targeted online trainings to provide volunteers with the means to act.
The first of five EU training webinars is scheduled for the 4th February 2022 (Friday) from 11:00 to 13:00 CET followed by a short lunch break and continuing from 14:00 to 16:30 CET. The content will be the same in all five webinars and you can join in a following date, but the sooner we start, the more time we have to make a real impact! The training is free of charge.
After the online course, which will be held in English, the participants will be called to take a 15-minute test to become a certified POWERPOOR Energy Supporter and Mentor. From this moment on, you will be part of the POWERPOOR movement and can kick off working with vulnerable households in your city or area.
Programme
All times are in Central European Time (CET).
11:00 - 11:05
Welcome & introduction
Sorcha Edwards, Housing Europe Secretary-General
11:05 - 12:00
Part I - Understanding the phenomenon of Energy Poverty, concepts, and policies at national and European level
Housing Europe, Alice Pittini – Research Director at Housing Europe
NTUA, Eleni Kanellou, POWERPOOR Coordinator and PhD Candidate, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
- The POWERPOOR project- approach and objectives
- The role of Energy Supporters and Mentors
12:00 - 12:45
Part II - The POWERPOOR toolkit
NTUA, Eleni Kanellou, POWERPOOR Coordinator and PhD Candidate, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
- The POWER-TARGET and POWER-ACT tools. Detailed presentation and examples of their use
12:45 - 13:45
LUNCH BREAK
13:45 - 14:30
Part III - From theory to practice. Good practices and case studies
Housing Europe, Edit Lakatos, Policy Officer
DOOR, Society for Sustainable Development Design, Anamari Majdandžić, Senior Expert
- Energy-saving measures, behavioural changes, visits to vulnerable households
14:30 - 15:30
Part IV - Energy communities and innovative financing schemes to tackle energy poverty
Europeаn Crowdfunding Network (ECN), Andrea Bogi, Senior Research & Project Manager
Europeаn Crowdfunding Network (ECN), Mauricio O'Brien, Institutional relations advisor
Goiener (Renewable Energy Cooperative in Spain), Aitor Ossa Rissanen, Project Manager
- Methodology, good practices, advantages, and challenges
- The POWER-FUND tool
15:30 - 16:15
Part V - The role of local authorities in tackling energy poverty
ICLEI, Alis Daniela Torres, Officer Sustainable Resources, Climate & Resilience
ICLEI, Arthur Hinsch, Officer Climate Policy & Energy Governance
- Energy poverty in the SECAPs and how to address the phenomenon in local energy planning
- Energy Poverty Alleviation Offices in municipalities. POWERPOOR as a supporting tool for local authorities
16:15 - 16:20
Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH), Dora Biondani
EPAH's call for technical assistance - all you need to know
16:20 - 16:30
Questions, answers, and what follows next?
Housing Europe, Diana Yordanova, Communications Director
NTUA, Eleni Kanellou, POWERPOOR Coordinator and PhD Candidate, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)