Descripción del proyecto
Un marco nuevo para las comunidades energéticas
El paquete de medidas «Energía limpia para todos los europeos» establece un equilibrio entre las decisiones tomadas a nivel comunitario, nacional y local para que el mercado de la electricidad esté preparado para el futuro. Si bien los Estados miembros pueden elegir su propia combinación energética, esta debe cumplir con los compromisos de mejorar la eficacia energética y la adopción de energías renovables para el año 2030. La propuesta «Energía limpia para todos los europeos» contiene dos definiciones de comunidad energética: la comunidad ciudadana de energía y la comunidad de energía renovable. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos UP-STAIRS creará un marco común para el desarrollo de estas comunidades energéticas. Su objetivo es facilitar la participación ciudadana en la transición de un mercado de consumidores a un «mercado de prosumidores», al tiempo que permite a las autoridades locales trabajar en estrecha colaboración con los ciudadanos en este viaje a través de una ventanilla única. El marco común del proyecto incluye modelos de negocio, políticas pertinentes y asesoramiento normativo, y respaldo para evaluar el potencial energético de una comunidad.
Objetivo
The residential sector has a significant role to play in achieving the EUs binding target of 32.5% energy efficiency saving by 2030. Recent EU Directives have advanced definitions for two types of energy communities. A ‘Renewable Energy Community’ and a ‘Citizens Energy Community’. While there are similarities between the two, there are key differences - their structure and ability to participate as a market actor. There is limited available information published in an approachable manner that explains these differences. Thus organising an energy community requires a great deal of expertise. The regular consumer often feels side-lined and unable to participate.
The UP-STAIRS project addresses these issues with a goal to accelerate the growth of energy communities by providing a common framework. UP-STAIRS removes the barriers to citizen participation in the transition from a consumer-market to a ‘prosumer-market’. This transition requires active learning and participation from all stakeholders. The UP-STAIRS Energy Service Framework enables Local Authorities and Citizens to work together through a common structure embodied in a one-stop-shop.
This common structure includes business models and decision support for energy assessment of a community’s energy potential. UP-STAIRS provides a full service information repository on policy and regulatory advice which will give the UP-STAIRS Implementation Champion the confidence to understand the impact that their energy community can make into the market. Community support is through a compendium of energy tutorials on key topics including behaviour change, prosumerism, collective actions and their benefit to consumers, and what it means to become an energy citizen in a sustainable energy community. The UP-STAIRS project consists of 1 RPO, 1 NGO, 1 consultancy organisation, 1 SME, 1 National Energy Authority, 1 Regional Energy Authority, 3 Municipalities/city councils and 1 consumer organisation from 7 member states.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizations
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- social scienceseducational sciencespedagogyactive learning
Palabras clave
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-LC-SC3-EE-2019
Régimen de financiación
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinador
T12 YN60 Cork
Irlanda