Project AURORA confirmed as an EU Climate Pact Partner
Project AURORA – Tackling Climate Change We are delighted to confirm that project AURORA has officially been welcomed as an EU Climate Partner, joining over
Take part and download the AURORA Energy Tracker today, available for iOS and Android devices.
AURORA is demonstrating how people can make a difference through the choices they make, reducing 13-20% of all greenhouse gas emissions linked to residential energy use and 13% linked to transport choices. In addition, the project will empower people to take ownership of new community solar energy projects.
AURORA will show at least 7,000 citizens how they can make a difference through the choices they make, to reduce the emissions they are responsible for.
By crowdfunding local solar energy plants, with shares as low as €20, each participating citizen can become an active “prosumer” (someone who both consumes and produces energy). In the long run, this will help democratise the governance of the community and its energy systems.
Participants will act as citizen researchers by recording their monthly energy consumption on a user-friendly mobile app. They will receive personalised recommendations to improve their energy consumption habits and reduce their carbon footprint.
Five local energy communities have been established in different locations across Europe:
Project AURORA – Tackling Climate Change We are delighted to confirm that project AURORA has officially been welcomed as an EU Climate Partner, joining over
Delegates from UNEP, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, USA, Austria, Italy, Greece & the United Kingdom attended CitSci Africa Project AURORA attended the 1st
The session was carried out as part of the AURORA Project, with the support of the European Climate Pact Ambassadors Network, the Spanish representation of
The AURORA team in the demo at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid has begun the mass dissemination and use of the AURORA app among campus
Energía Común is born, the national observatory for energy communities driven by ECODES in collaboration with Redeia (Spanish National Grid Manager). It is the first observatory
Supported by the AURORA project, Forest Community Energy volunteers are developing a thermal imaging engagement project centred around a local community centre – the Sling
The European Citizen Science Bi-Annual Conference will be held in Vienna on the 3-6th April 2024. Such has been the demand to attend this conference that it is already sold out. Conference organisers are currently seeking to expand the conference to cope with the demand. Citizen science continues to grow in Europe and this event […]
Project AURORA is working closely with the EU Green Deal Support Team to secure a place at the EU Green Week 2024 for both project AURORA and the six other partner projects in the EU Horizon 2020 Cluster of citizen science projects. This year EU Green Week will take place in Brussels from 29th – […]
The XIX Iberian Congress and XV Ibero-American Congress of Solar Energy will take place in Évora, Portugal, under the organization of the University of Évora. In a framework of evidence of the climate emergency that world is already facing, and which marks the political and media agendas on a national, regional, and global scale and […]
Are you interested in sustainably oriented and environmentally friendly production of electrical energy from the sun? Would you like to learn about the latest trends in photovoltaics in the field of research and development of solar cells, photovoltaic modules, inverters, or photovoltaic systems? Do you want detailed information on the management and maintenance of photovoltaic systems? Are you interested in the development of the Slovenian photovoltaic market? Perhaps you would like to establish a solar power plant?
The Euroregional workshop is intended to gather experts together with PhD students. It be organised as a forum of global R&D trends. You will get the chance to meet researchers from across the Europe, get to know their research projects and share the common issues and challenges.
The 2024 edition of the Cities Mission Conference will take place in Valencia, Spain, on the 25 and 26 June 2024. Project AURORA will be present at this conference which allows local municipalities, mayors, regional and national authorities, European Commission representatives, citizens and interested parties to review progress being made by the Climate Neutral and […]
On 29th Feb 2024, we partner with IDA to host a webinar on the topic of “Rooftop Solar and Energy Communities in the Danish Green Transition”, find more details on IDA’s website here. Techno-economic models tell us that, to reach the ambitious climate goals, wind and solar are the most cost-effective strategies. How much wind […]
The United Nations Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment (UNSPBF) Special Session is set to take place on 27th February 2024 in Nairobi Kenya. A unique forum that brings together the private and public sector alongside non-government organisations it is a powerful gathering that will report its findings to UNEA6. Martin Brocklehurst will represent project AURORA […]
The sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) is in session from 26 February to 1 March, 2024 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Martin Brocklehurst will be ensuring details of project AURORA are circulated to Member States, NGO’s, UN Representatives, Business Leaders and Citizen Scientists attending this event […]
Project AURORA will be at the 1st International Citizen Science Africa Conference (CitSci Africa) on the 21st and 22nd February 2024. This historic conference will bring together citizen scientists from across Africa to meet with International Citizen Scientist to share best practice and to bring to life the UNESCO Open Science Recommendation. A team of […]
Inspiring students of information and communication technologies to dedicate their professional careers to the climate challenge is the goal of the colloquium scheduled for February 14th at the auditorium of the South Campus of UPM. During a two-hour session, the ambassadors will draw from their experiences to address all audience questions and showcase their own professional journeys as examples of the interdisciplinary approach necessary to confront this challenge. We look forward to seeing you there!
Project AURORA will take part in this year’s EU 21st Week Regions & Cities. The biggest EU gathering of city and regional leaders will allow Project AURORA to demonstrate how citizen science can be used to engage people in the drive towards zero carbon emissions.
AURORA will present at the largest global solar energy conference in Lisbon 18-22th September 2023. It will give the AURORA project an opportunity to promote its ideas world wide on the most preeminent global platform for research and development in this field.
AURORA will contribute (together with 6 of our sister projects on Citizen Science) to a webinar at the EU Green Week on 8th June 2023 from 12.00 – 14.00hrs CEST. We will explore the power of citizen science to skill communities to tackle some of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time.
We invite you to attend the 9th Slovenian Photovoltaic Conference, which will take place on 7 June 2023 at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Tržaška cesta 25, Ljubljana. The conference is organized by the Slovenian Photovoltaics Technology Platform, SIST – Slovenian Institute for Standardization and the Laboratory of Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics LPVO Laboratorij za fotovoltaiko in optoelektroniko.
The AURORA project, the ŠEK Student Energy Club and the AURORA App will also be presented at the conference.
[Event in Spanish] Las TIC tienen mucho que ver con el cambio climático. La revolución digital no estará centrada en las personas si no es sostenible, social, económica y medioambientalmente.
This citizen science initiative continues a series of monthly workshops, contests, and activities started in March with the open dialogue “Climate Change and Energy Crisis”. The overarching objective is to increase awareness among young people about their own relationship with energy use through various activities.
On the 18th of April, a meeting with the community will be held to present and discuss the potential energy communities to be constituted under the AURORA project initiative, either through the donation of funds directly to the University of Évora; or through a partnership with the Red Cross Évora for the creation of a self-consumption energy community with benefits in services or products for the participants.
Project AURORA was invited to the citizen science seminar organised by Akamediet for Talentfulde Unge (ATU). Researchers will discuss with over 100 talented high school students on the AURORA project and how young citizens can contribute to the green transition. The seminar will be held in Nobelparken, where the crowdfunded solar panels will be installed.
The Center for Extracurricular Activities of the University of Ljubljana organized a webinar on Sustainable Living and E-Mobility. The lecture will be held as part of the “Eco Month February” event.
On February 15, 2023, a public session between researchers and citizens will be held in the University. Several different topics will be discussed, focusing on energy, climate change and its impacts, renewable energy communities, the Portuguese legislation in force, and its implementation challenges.
ŠEK invites students to coffee and donuts at an event organized by the Študentski energetski klub / Student Energy Club (ŠEK) in collaboration with the Laboratory for Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics (LPVO) at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana. The event aims to attract and inform students from various disciplines about ŠEK and its activities.
Members of Forest of Dean District Council and partners from the Centre for Sustainable Energy in Bristol will host a community drop-in event at Oxenhall Parish Hall on Thursday 1st December between 3pm-7pm to discuss community owned solar projects, as well as providing wider information on energy usage and saving.
Forest of Dean District Council and partners from the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) will host a community drop-in event at Lydney Community Centre on Tuesday 1st November 2022 to discuss community solar projects in the area and share energy saving information with local people.
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