Hosted jointly by GECO Global and ICMG, the BRIDGE initiative participates in the extended programme of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) next October 2021 with a session focussed on the lessons learned from the various, Smart Grid, Energy Storage, Islands, and Digitalisation Projects projects taking part in BRIDGE.
Specifically, the session will engage participants in sharing stories about citizen collective action and their role in the digitalized energy system of 2030. It will also seek to highlight what have we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how we can continue engaging citizens in the green energy transition of the future.
The session will provide examples of citizen engagement strategies and methodologies implemented by BRIDGE projects and propose recommendations on the main topics that the Working Group has addressed, together with a thematic discourse derived from leading engagement activities in a time of a pandemic:
The Stage of Change is offering a new concept to understand the development of citizen collective action schemes. The Working Group on Customer Engagement has proposed a set a new way to understand and assess citizen-led projects to encourage their development
Building citizen centric projects will present the engagement strategies for Smart Grid projects. Projects of the BRIDGE initiative have discussed the adaptation of engagement strategies according to current constraints in the energy market, from COVID19 to the lack of diversity. This presentation will present the solutions that have been found so far.
Change is possible – a key take away across BRIDGE projects is that, even under extraordinary circumstances, they have demonstrated ingenuity and willingness adapt. The lessons learned will help to bring the green energy transition even further.
The policy session will take place online on OCTOBER 13TH 2021 – 1:30 PM TO 3:00 PM CET under the full title of: “BRINGING CITIZENS ON BOARD THE ENERGY TRANSITION – INTEGRATED LEARNINGS FROM A YEAR WITH DIFFERENT MEASURES OF ENGAGEMENT” and include the following speakers:
Cristiana Marchitelli, Policy Officer, DG Ener
Diego Casado, Doctor en Informática, Deusto
Johanna Höffken, Assistant professor, TU Eindhoven
Thomas N. Mikkelsen, CEO & Founder, GECO Global
Mats Tiborn, Strategic Communicator, IMCG International
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