
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

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

AURORA meets high school students at citizen science seminar
On 1 March, we were invited to the citizen science seminar organised by Akamediet for Talentfulde Unge (ATU). Researchers discussed with over 100 talented high

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.

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

Solar power plant Brežice – Educational excursion for students
The Student Energy Club (ŠEK) is planning to organize an educational excursion in April 2024, where students will have the opportunity to visit the Brežice

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.