EU Begins Survey to Map Community Energy Schemes
UK Boost for Community Energy supported by Labour Opposition Party in the UK Project AURORA welcomes the latest pledge by the UK Labour party to
AURORA Presents at the 9th Slovenian Photovoltaic Conference
Matej Guštin presented project AURORA at this years Slovenian Photovoltaic Conference. Attended by guest of honour Bojan Kumar, the Slovenian Minister of the Environment, Climate
AURORA Develops Labelling System for Citizens’ Carbon Emissions Related to Energy Behaviour
In 2021, the European Commission increased the target of greenhouse gas emission reduction to at least 55% below 1990s levels by 2030. To reach these
AURORA on Screen: New Video About Our Project
With more than 250 views in the first two months of its launch on YouTube, the video trailer about AURORA continues to raise interest in
Developing a Climate Change App
Behind the scenes (Part 1): How the app calculates your label The AURORA app offers users an intuitive way to track their carbon footprint and
Matej Guštin: Why Project AURORA Matters in Slovenia
I have participated in several European and international projects, and I must say that the AURORA project is something special. It is completely different from
Universitetets Energifællesskab is officially registered
On 25 September 2023, the AURORA team in Aarhus officially registered the solar cooperative with the Danish Business Authority. The cooperative is named Universitetets Energifællesskab
AURORA visits Avedøre Energifællesskab
From 11 to 14 September, AURORA team attended the Smart Energy Systems conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the conference, Zhe Zhang, coordinator for Aarhus demonstration
AURORA attends Student Fair at Aarhus University
From 28 to 30 August, AURORA’s local demonstrator in Aarhus attended the Student Fair 2023. The project team submitted formal registration for the local solar
Inspiring showcase at Citizen Science i Midten Symposium
Project AURORA was invited as one of the six inspiring showcase at the Citizen Science i Midten symposium, which was held on 22 Aug in
First solar cooperative founding meeting held in Aarhus successfully
On 25 July, the founders of the solar cooperative held their first founding meeting online. The founders discussed, among other things, how the organization will
Roundtable discussion with AURORA partners and citizens in Aarhus
On 31 May we held a roundtable discussion titled “what is your role in the green transition” in Aarhus. AURORA project partners from other demo
New “Sustainable Action Group” for Évora, Portugal
On the 18th of April, a meeting with the community was held to present and discuss the potential energy communities to be constituted under the
Community Meeting in Évora, Portugal
On February 15, 2023, a public session between researchers and citizens was held in the University. The participants included students, entrepreneurs, and citizens, with a
Capacitar os cidadãos para enfrentar a crise climática
A Universidade de Évora torna-se um dos cinco demonstradores europeus para transformar o sistema energético – juntamente com Inglaterra, Dinamarca, Eslovénia e Espanha // Projeto internacional lançado para capacitar as pessoas da Europa a apropriarem-se do debate sobre as alterações climáticas e a reduzir a sua pegada de carbono.
Energy community ‘Forest Energy Community Initiative’ established
In the Forest of Dean, we have established the ‘Forest Energy Community Initiative’ a network and community of people who want to reduce carbon and
Solar PV energy to power leisure centre and school in Lydney
Last year the Forest of Dean District Council and a leisure centre and school in the town of Lydney signed a green Memorandum of Understanding,
Community Drop in Events at the Forest of Dean
Once our website and social media channels were established, team members of the AURORA project in the Forest of Dean delivered regular face to face
Council and local partners working together towards a greener future
Forest of Dean District Council, Freedom Leisure and The Dean Academy have set up a new partnership to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs at the Leisure Centre and school in Lydney.
Empowering citizens to tackle the climate crisis
International project AURORA launched to empower the people of Europe to take ownership of the climate change debate. Five crowdfunded demonstrators in Denmark, England, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain will be built to reduce the carbon footprint of 7000 citizens.
We were at the Future ZERO event
Last Saturday we attended the Future ZERO event. It is the largest event on sustainable mobility in Slovenia. Our presence was also recorded by Planet
FutureZERO
The AURORA project and the local energy community named Student Energy Club – ŠEK will once again be present at the largest event in the
For the first time in history
In 2023, solar energy is poised to attract more capital than oil production for the first time in history. This reflects a significant shift occurring
The Winning Hackathon Team at the Ambassador’s
The winning team of the hackathon focusing on solar energy and photovoltaics, which was organized by EESTEC and ŠEK at the end of this academic
Climate change is happening here and now!
Climate change is happening here and now! Following the worst fire in history last summer, Slovenia has been hit by its worst natural disaster in
Energy Consumption Measurements and Thermography
As part of the activities organized by the Student Energy Club (ŠEK), electricity consumption measurements and thermography will be conducted in January 2024. Winter is
Volunteer Students support AURORA Project in Madrid
Last February, the UPM team called for volunteers among first year students from the subject Ethical Aspects of Engineering. On March 30th, we held a
€140,000 Pledged for Community Energy Scheme in Madrid
Since the launch of the community energy scheme for the UPM South Campus in September 2022, 270 expressions of interest have been collected from members
UPM First Edition of Arduino workshops: Build your own energy meter
On the 18th and 20th of April, the Polytechnic University of Madrid held its inaugural workshop for practical activities linked to its citizen science hub.
The Madrid Student Energy Community and the Climate Crisis
UPM team reached 400 students from the first course of the Telecommunication School and the IT School with the talk “Climate Crisis and Energy Transition”.
Citizen Science Hub LAUNCHED!
The citizen science hub is an initiative of the UPM South Campus Energy Community where all friends of this community will have the opportunity to
Empoderar a los ciudadanos para hacer frente a la crisis climática
La Universidad Politécnica de Madrid se convierte en uno de los cinco demostradores europeos para transformar el sistema energético, junto con Inglaterra, Portugal, Eslovenia y España // Lanzamiento de un proyecto internacional para empoderar a los ciudadanos de Europa para que se apropien del debate sobre el cambio climático y reduzcan su huella de carbono.
