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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...
Online Round Table on Energy Poverty in Greece
On Thursday 18 June, an online round table entitled “Energy Poverty in Greece: Quantification, Monitoring and Alleviation Policies” was organised. This online event was an initiative within STEP-IN, co-organised by the project partner National Technical University of...
Covid-19: Restarting Living Labs Work
STEP-IN is pleased to announce that the Living Lab operations in Manchester (UK), Nyírbátor (Hungary), and Metsovo (Greece) have resumed after the suspension since mid-March 2020 caused by Covid-19 (more information here) In the light of the current situation, work is...
COVID-19: Suspension of all our Living Labs activities
Dear partners, collaborators, and network, The STEP-IN project has always put the safety and wellbeing of the public and its project members first. Therefore, because of the outbreak of COVID-19, it is with regret that we announce the suspension of all three Living...
4th Energy Café in our Hungarian Living Lab
The Hungarian LL successfully held its 4th Energy Café, at Nyirpilis, on March, 9th, 2020. The main topic of the event was the safe access to energy sources as well as possible ways to reduce heating costs. Through this event, we were able to reach a lot of new...
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Online #Energy Café Manchester☕
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▶ December 7th from 10am to 12 noon
▶ December 10th from 2pm to 4pm
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#HeroAtHome #Tipoftheday #EnergyEfficiency #H2020 #BlackFriday
Congratulations @STEPIN_project to this successful conference on #EnergyPoverty! https://twitter.com/STEPIN_project/status/1329729306537435136
The 1st Web Conference on #EnergyPoverty organised by our partners at the National Technical University of Athens (@ntua) this week sparked great interest! Over 220 participants joined the event to understand and improve the situation of energy vulnerable households in Greece.
Perfectly put: “This winter, low-income households will use more, pay more and owe more. All the time while earning less. Life might be tough for suppliers. It's far tougher for fuel-poor households...That’s where the support is most needed” #fuelpoverty #coldhomes #COVID19 https://twitter.com/peterwsmith101/status/1329755566739238913
Millions of households face £21 energy bill increase to tackle coronavirus debt - @NEA_UKCharity comment https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/20/millions-households-face-21-energy-bill-increase-tackle-coronavirus/
This afternoon we are holding our second Network of Interest working group workshop - this one focuses on the industrial perspectives. Thank you to E.ON and all the participants and speakers for their involvement 🇪🇺💡
The Secretary General of the Walloon anti-poverty network talks with @RTBF about the urgency of the fight against #poverty amid the second wave of #COVID19 in Europe.
#endpoverty
Jeudi en prime : Christine Mahy - secrétaire générale du Réseau wallon de lutte contre la pauvreté sur Auvio
Visionnez gratuitement les vidéos du programme Jeudi en prime en streaming sur Auvio. Voir la vidéo
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The 1st Web Conference on #EnergyPoverty organised by our partners at the National Technical University of Athens (@ntua) this week sparked great interest! Over 220 participants joined the event to understand and improve the situation of energy vulnerable households in Greece.
Thank you for your participation and insight on your project!
@POWERPOOR_EU is participating today and represented by the coordinator @h_doukas, @DSS_Lab, in a closed meeting organised by the @STEPIN_project. The meeting is attended by #energypoverty @EU_H2020 projects to discuss policy measures & other common actions.
