Why Quality Control Systems Matter When Operating Solar Photovoltaic Panels
Manuel Castillo (QPV), a solar industry specialist, describes the importance of quality control of PV systems with age. What does quality control consist of in
UÉvora Activities Planning for 2023/2024 Academic Course: European Researchers Night
The AURORA team in Évora is planning several activities for the upcoming academic year of 2023/2024. Those activities will be held in the scope of
Energy Community Close to Formation at the Technical University of Madrid
In my head resonates the poem of the great Spanish writer Antonio Machad: Caminante, son tus huellas el camino y nada más; Caminante, no hay
AURORA’s Journey Towards Citizens Hubs for Responsible Attitudes and Greener Futures
AURORA embarked on its mission in December 2021: to establish hubs where citizens could experience the challenges of the energy transition. Our aim is to
Évora Advances on the Constitution of the Energy Community
The Red Cross will create an energy community with project AURORA in the historic city of Évora in Portugal, to tackle Climate Change. In what
Project AURORA Pioneering Near Twinning Arrangements with the EELISA Universities Alliance, ONWAGA and the ETSISI-UPM
The AURORA team at Campus Sur – Technical University of Madrid, has established twinning arrangements with the EELISA universities alliance, ONWAGA (Enginnering for Human Development,
Crowdfunding starts in Aarhus
Universitetets Energifællesskab F.M.B.A (UEF), the solar cooperative set up by AURORA team in Aarhus, announced on Wednesday the start of crowdfunding. Citizens in Aarhus, especially
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
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.
EESTEC & ŠEK HECKATHON 2.0
EESTEC (Electrical Engineering Students’ European assoCiation) and the AURORA Energy Community named the Student Energy Club / Študentski energetski klub ŠEK, are once again organizing
Monthly six-pack
Yesterday, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering hosted the public premiere of the AURORA Energy Tracker mobile app. The event was attended by a large number
The premiere of the AURORA mobile application
On Thursday, November 23, 2023, the Laboratory of Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics (LPVO) and the AURORA Energy Community in Ljubljana, known as the Student Energy Club
1 GW PV in SI
Slovenia installed 594 MW of new solar power plants in the first nine months of this year, reaching a total installed capacity of 1.29 GW
AURORA project to visit the largest solar power plant in Slovenia
Your chance to join the AURORA Student Energy Club (ŠEK) to visit the Brežice Solar Power Plant, the largest solar power plant in Slovenia, in
AURORA, ŠEK & AURORA App together at the event
Yesterday, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering hosted an event called Presentation of Extracurricular Activities. The AURORA project, the ŠEK Student Energy Club and the AURORA
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”.
Lanzamos el Laboratorio Ciudadano!
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.
