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STEP-IN participates in the Hero at Home campaign!
We are honoured to announce STEP-IN’s participation in the relaunching of the Hero at Home campaign, in collaboration with the UtilitEE, TripleA-reno, eTeacher, NRG2PEERS and Save the Homes projects. The campaign was originally launched in April 2020 and, after a...
NTUA participates in 5th HAEE Energy Transition Symposium: “GLOBAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES”
Our Greek partner NTUA, who runs the Mountain Living Lab in Metsovo, Greece, participated in the 5th HAEE Energy Transition Symposium which was entitled “GLOBAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES” this year. The event was held online on September 30 –October 2, 2020. NTUA's...
Hungarian Living Lab successfully holds its 5th Energy Café!
The Hungarian Living Lab successfully held its 5th Energy Café, at Nyirkáta (Hungary), on September, 10th, 2020. Around 40 participated in the Energy Cafe held in Nyírkáta, Hungary and more than half of the participants signed up for home energy visits within the...
Hungarian Living Lab: Focus group held in Nyírbátor on Sept 11, 2020
Our Hungarian Living Lab held a focus group in Nyírbátor with several participants to discuss the local challenges in the northern part of the area on September 11th, 2020. There is no general solution when it comes to deal with energy poverty, as every community...
STEP-IN Network of Interest Local and Regional Authorities Working Group Workshop
On 28 September, STEP-IN partner Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) convened representatives from all 10 local authorities within the city-region to discuss best practice in locally-led initiatives to tackle fuel poverty. The event was held as part of the...
New Energy Saving Tips Booklet from our Greek Living Lab!
A new booklet that provides useful energy saving tips was developed in the framework of the STEP-IN project and is available today for the households of Metsovo (Greece) and beyond! Measures for home energy efficiency improvements, advices to reduce your heating...
STEP-IN second Summer School successfully held virtually from July 6th to 7th 2020
The STEP-IN second Summer School was successfully held from July 6th to 7th 2020 with the support of Greek STEP-IN partners NTUA and RAE. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the meeting originally planned in Metsovo (the Greek Mountain Living Lab), took place online. The...
STEP-IN Network of Interest Workshop with Practitioners successfully concluded
STEP-IN has successfully carried out its Network of Interest Workshop on 30th June 2020 as a virtual meeting, where 22 stakeholders attended, mainly from practitioner organisations. This first part of the second phase of the STEP-IN Network of...
STEP-IN featured by the European Commission
The European Commission's Executive Agency for SMEs (EASME) has featured STEP-IN in their recent news post titled "Supporting vulnerable households in tackling energy poverty" together with the STEP project. Both projects are funded by by Horizon 2020 Energy...
STEP-IN Network of Interest Online Workshop
STEP-IN is organising an online workshop which will specifically focus on practitioners working with vulnerable communities across Europe. The workshop will take place on Tuesday, 30 June 2020 at 16:00 CET. Stefan Bouzarovski, University of Manchester, and Chair of...
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🌟 Day 4 #MakingDecarbFair! Let's make a difference today!
Some important measures in the budget for those at risk of #FuelPoverty notably furlough. Disappointing that the £20 #UniversalCredit lifeline only gets a 6 month extension.
New fuel poverty statistics are out today.
Shows the scale of the problem, and the absolute need to commit to the long term funding that unfortunately wasn’t present in the Budget yesterday.
Remember, there is a statutory duty to get the 3.18m fuel poor households to EPC C.
For over 7 years our Affordable Warmth Advisers have helped householders in Ross and Cromarty, Badenoch and Strathspey and Inverness reduce their energy costs. Refer your service users to us for support 👉📝 http://changeworks.org.uk/referral ✉️ warmth@changeworks.org.uk ☎️0800 870 8800
We have successfully concluded our Network of Interest Advocacy and Consumer Groups workshop. Many thanks to @adiconsum, @KostasKanellos and @LIST_Luxembourg for running the event! Special thanks for all participants for the vivid and fruitful discussion and exchange!
STEP-IN Network of Interest Advocacy and Consumer Groups Workshop
"#energypoverty can be addressed also by introducing new business models, as the #PapillonProject, to broaden #energyaccess across Europe, and not only."🎙️ Paolo Falcioni, @APPLiA_Europe's DG
At @adiconsum conference on the results from @STEPIN_project
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Participating at the @STEPIN_project @H2020EE Consumers and Advocacy Group Working Group Workshop !!!
When was the last time that you save money through a simple phone call? Go to your local switching site and start saving now!! #HeroAtHome #Tipoftheday #EnergyEfficiency #H2020
