On the occasion of COVID-19, the Interreg Europe program opened the opportunity for partners within the POWERTY project to request funding to carry out a pilot action related to the project's topic and inspired by the exchange of good practices carried out so far by the partners.
Of the 5 regions participating in the project, 3 pilot projects have been presented (AEA-Spain, AURA-EE France and EAP-Bulgaria) that have been approved on June 24, 2021.
Here are more details about the pilot projects which will run before the end of March 2022:
• Creation and development of an energy and educational community in a vulnerable area (Spain)
The pilot project aims to test the creation and development of a small energy and educational community in the «Torreblanca» neighborhood in Seville. This neighborhood has been classified by the Junta de Andalucía as a disadvantaged area and is included as such in the Andalusian Regional Strategy for Cohesion and Social Inclusion.
• Financing model to develop renewable energy for low-income households (France)
The pilot project aims to test a model energy service contract (ESCO) between energy communities and vulnerable households located in rural and urban areas to install renewable energy in the aforementioned households. At the same time, different renewable energy solutions will be tested.
• Photovoltaic hybrid with storage in social housing (Bulgaria)
The pilot project aims to test innovative hybrid photovoltaic installations plus a battery energy storage system as a possible solution for social households to achieve a significant part of renewable self-consumption and thus lower electricity bills and contribute to the decarbonization of the energy system and stability of the grid.
You have more information about the pilot actions in the section LIBRARY, in the PILOT ACTION area.
