Descripción del proyecto
Nuevos esquemas reducen la pobreza energética
La Directiva de eficiencia energética de la Unión Europea (UE) es ambiciosa. Detalla las medidas clave para fomentar la eficiencia energética en toda la UE y reducir la pobreza energética, incluidos regímenes de obligaciones para que las empresas energéticas logren ahorros energéticos anuales. El proyecto SocialWatt, financiado con fondos europeos, ayudará a que los proveedores de servicios públicos y de energía de la UE desarrollen, adopten, pongan a prueba y repliquen innovadores esquemas contra la pobreza energética en toda Europa. El equipo desarrollará instrumentos específicos para ayudar a las empresas energéticas a la identificación de hogares energéticamente pobres entre sus clientes y a la aplicación de planes para reducir la pobreza energética. Estos planes promoverán el uso sostenible de la energía, facilitarán la aplicación de intervenciones en materia de eficiencia energética y fomentarán la instalación de fuentes de energía renovables, mediante el uso de instrumentos financieros innovadores como la financiación a través de facturas.
Objetivo
SocialWatt aims to support obligated parties under Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive to develop, adopt, test and spread innovative energy poverty schemes across Europe. Utilities and energy suppliers will be able to build their capacity and exploit the SocialWatt tools developed for effectively engaging with their customers and implementing schemes that aim to alleviate energy poverty. Energy efficiency interventions at the household level and the increased use of renewable energy will be triggered, by promoting innovative financing options, such as Energy Performance Contracts, Energy Saving Agreements or on-bill repayment.
SocialWatt will contribute to the following 3 main pillars:
- Supporting utilities and energy suppliers contribute to the fight against energy poverty through the use of the SocialWatt decision support tools. They will be able to identify energy poverty among their clients, elaborate Energy Poverty Action Plans after having evaluated and selected energy poverty schemes, as well as monitor and assess the overall procedure.
- Bridging the gap between energy companies and social services by promoting collaboration and implementing knowledge transfer and capacity building activities.
- Implementing and replicating innovative schemes to alleviate energy poverty. Participating utilities and energy suppliers, operate in 26 European countries, with primary markets in Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Romania and Spain. The latter will be the focus of the pilot cases for developing and implementing energy poverty schemes, whilst the replication of SocialWatt across Europe will be pursued.
Energy poor citizens are the main target group that will benefit from the innovative schemes. SocialWatt will support energy companies to fulfil their energy efficiency obligations, as well as improve public relations, promote Corporate Social Responsibility strategies, reduce debt and overhead in managing debt and enhance their public image.
Ámbito científico
Palabras clave
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-LC-SC3-EE-2018
Régimen de financiación
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinador
106 82 ATHINA
Grecia