Throughout the development of the project, a general administration and management of the project has been performed. For this purpose, meetings have been organised and an appropriate follow-up of all the tasks to be developed has been carried out. Likewise, communication and consultation actions have also been developed with the European administration itself. Also in a transversal way, an intense activity has been developed in the field of communication and dissemination to ensure that the scientific, business community and society were aware of the activities that were being developed in the project.
Technically speaking, the first action undertaken in the project was the involvement of a series of pilot companies to provide the experts with knowledge about the characteristics of SMEs in the automotive sector. In the same way, an intense analysis of the main features of this sector was made, as well as the training actions currently present that are offered to these companies. With all this information, it was possible to define the basic characteristics that the E2DRIVER solution should have.
Knowing this, the different parts that were going to constitute the aforementioned solution began to be generated. The platform specifications were defined and a developer was subcontracted to create the E2DRIVER Platform. The format and methodology to be followed to implement the training programmes and ensure effective implementation of energy efficiency measures was defined. Finally, the repository of training materials that would be used to run the E2DRIVER training was developed. At this point, the creation of the virtual reality exercise should be highlighted.
Once all these resources had been generated and the working methodology defined, it was possible to start implementing the solution in the pilot phase to ensure that the solution was effective. A needs analysis was carried out, a specific training programme was generated, customised training was offered for each profile following the Ontological Flip Teaching paradigm and a series of identified energy efficiency measures were subsequently worked on with the company.
Once the solution was tested, a phase of fine-tuning of the methodology and resources began to ensure that all the weaknesses identified in the pilot phase were addressed. The solution was then implemented in 26 replicating companies where, in the same way, a first training phase was offered to the staff and a subsequent consultancy phase for the identification of measures.
In parallel to the implementation of the solution, a continuous analysis of the impact of the measures and training in the companies was performed, trying to identify improvements, consequences in terms of energy and economic savings, as well as avoided emissions.
In the final phase of the project, intensive work was done to identify the best possible business case to ensure that the project would have a life beyond the funding period. Thus, resource properties were defined, as well as suggested collaboration schemes. These suggestions were the first step towards eventually forming more defined agreements.
While different results can be identified, we have to highlight mainly the E2DRIVER platform and the methodology, which are the main tools that allow an implementation of the E2DRIVER solution. For its exploitation, two possible ways have been identified: a Joint Venture scheme or the alliance between specific partners following a national approach.
Related with management issues, several activities have been performed: 1) Signature of Grant Agreement & Consortium Agreement 2) Distribution of the fundings 3) Definition of governance structure and procedures 4) Establishment of communication flows and methods 6) Supervision of project implementation plan and update 7) Advisory Board creation, 8) Amendment implementation 9) Organization of several meetings (face to face and online) and 10) Quality control application with regard to deliverables and milestones.
