BECKON Life

✨We had a great experience at  the Open Living Lab Days in Timisoara (Romania)! Over four enriching days the BECKON Life team had the chance to engage in knowledge sharing, workshops, and networking with Living Labs from around the world🌍 ⚡♻️The event "Energizing Tomorrow: Innovative Collaboration Models for Climate and Energy Transition" had Mauro Ezequiel Ostinelli from our partner R2M Spain as a co-organizer. Effectively working with fellow European projects, 2ISECAP Project (Joelle Mastelic), oPEN Lab (Victoria Taranu), SWEET Lantern (Laura Minisini) and ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs), we brought together representatives from international projects and local Romanian actors. 🙌Deep thanks to the ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs) team for organising these wonderful meetings! #OpenLivingLabDays2024 #EnergyTransition #Sustainability

📰The BECKON Life 4th Newsletter is out! We are really excited to share the newest updates and progress. As we remain committed to pursuing excellence, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation, we aim to keep our entire community informed and involved🌐 In this Newsletter you will learn about: 💡Our One-Stop Shops (OSSs): LIFE-BECKONs centralised platform for energy transition initiatives. 📈Latest Progress on the Sofia Demo Pilot 🗣️An exclusive interview with our project coordinator Iván Aranda from R2M Spain Check out the 4th newsletter here!: https://lnkd.in/ddJXMkMg Don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t: https://lnkd.in/dxdWGMSy 🙂It is the best way to stay informed!

🙌Great news from Sustainable Places Conference 2024! 🎤Ivan Aranda from R2M Spain took part in the workshop “Energy Communities 2050: Renewables, Citizens, and Collective Self-Consumption”, along with the EU Projects COMANAGE Project, SUSTENANCE H2020 project, Accept_H2020, and FEDECOM-project 🌐Iván explained the opportunities around the One-Stop-Shop concept applied to energy communities. We also had the opportunity to share our successful experience with the Energy Agency of Ávila, the City of Copenhagen and the City of Sofia. Thanks to Iván Aranda and our fellow projects for sharing their valuable knowledge! Climate Alliance / WEglobal / Diputación Provincial de Ávila / Københavns Kommune / ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs) / Tampere University of Applied Sciences #SP2024 #Sustainability #GreenEnergy #EUProject

🤔What is exactly an Energy Community? 🎤The EU_BUILD UP Portal  has published an interview to Ivan Aranda from our partner R2M Spain Spain. Iván exlplains how the concept of Energy Community has been sometimes misused. Concerning practical experiences make up the basis of Iván’s arguments. Read the interview here: https://lnkd.in/dWxbmeRj 🌐Iván and his colleagues from R2M Solution Spain are now assisting to the Sustainable Places Conference. They will be speaking about this and various interesting related topics!  #Sustainability #EnergyCommunities #SustainablePlaces2024

🎤Don’t forget to attend the BECKON Life upcoming event in the OpenLivingLab Days 2024 conference! 👇Visit us in Timisoara (Romania) on September 24, all the information below👇

🔊The EU Funded project CREATORS4YOU is about to celebrate it’s final event: " Empowering Energy Communities: Celebrating the Achievements of the CREATORS project" 🤝Join their online webinar to reminisce about their hard work on accelerating the integration of Community Energy Systems across Europe. 📅 September 10th, 11:00h CET All the details below 👇 Don't forget to register at EU_BUILD UP 👉https://lnkd.in/d7RRFMZJ

🙌Join the upcoming event “Energizing Tomorrow: Innovative Collaboration Models for Climate and Energy Transition”! 🗓️The date is September 24 and the location will be Timisoara (Romania). It is organized by the European projects oPEN Lab, BECKON Life, 2ISECAP Project, SWEET Lantern, and the ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs) Energy & Environment Working Group, as an integral part of the OpenLivingLab Days 2024. ♻️This side event supports the European Union's "Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities" Mission, aiming to drive transformative change in the energy transition within neighborhoods and cities. It serves as a platform to encourage collaboration, spark innovation, address challenges, and promote sustainability. Key Details 🔸No Conference Ticket Required: Attendance to this side event does not require a ticket purchase for the main OpenLivingLab Days conference. However, you are more than welcome to join the conference starting the next day, 25 September (ticket required): https://lnkd.in/eYvnquCV 🔹RSVP: While attendance is free of charge, registration is required. Please register here to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/enwFJAP3 *Attendance to this side event is only possible in-person. 🚀 We are waiting for you to join us in driving energy transition! #OpenLivingLabDays2024 #EnergyTransition #Sustainability

📰BECKON Life has been featured on Energy Cities! ✍️Mauro Ezequiel Ostinelli from R2M Spain is the author of the article “The One-Stop-Shop portal: Your community’s gateway to renewable energy”, which analises the platform that sets the basis of the BECKON support system. 🌐The One-Stop-Shop (OSS) platform is a central resource for energy communities. Designed for ease of use, it provides information, resources, and networking tools to help communities manage their energy needs. Mauro delves into the three hubs that make up the OSS, following the LIFE LOOP community energy accreditation scheme. 🙌Read and share the article so more people can access the LIFE-Beckon solution!: https://lnkd.in/d-wM2Vbp #OSSPlatform #EnergyCommunities #LIFEProgramme

Meet BECKON Life’s partner ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs)🧪 ENoLL is a pioneering non-profit association, connecting over 480 Living Labs worldwide! 🏢Living Labs are dynamic, real-life testing environments that foster innovation through collaboration among citizens, government, industry, and academia. ENoLL is dedicated to promoting the Living Labs concept, influencing EU policies, and facilitating global implementation. 🤝Within LIFE-BECKON ENoLL leads WP2 Capacity Building via Train-the-Trainers, focusing on developing skills in co-design and citizen-centred co-creation. This initiative will enhance collaboration and learning across sectors, citizens, and stakeholders in creating local Energy Communities.   ✨The LIFE-BECKON team is thankful to have ENoLL as a crucial partner! #LIFEProgramme #LIFEProject #Sustainability #CommunityEngagement #TrainingSeries

🚀Meet the great experience of the last BECKON Life General Assembly! 📍The LIFE-BECKON consortium reunited on May 29 and 30 in the historical city of Avila, Spain,  marking 1 year and a half since the beginning of activities. We were delighted to welcome Project Officer Vinicius Valente from CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency. and visit a novel concept of Citizen Energy Community. The EC supplies energy in a radius of 25 km to 10 entities, including City Councils, SMEs, and residents of various municipalities👪 🗣 With a profound commitment to achieving our objectives, the consortium discussed various topics: 🔹 The OSS (https://lnkd.in/dnRvPtPc) has a a final and fresh layout which will allow you to achieve your energy community objectives 🔹All our educational videos, available in the Training Hub (https://lnkd.in/dn57AvJ2) and on YouTube (https://lnkd.in/d4Bi85Nx). 🔹Supporting LIFE BECKON’s 21 replicators  across Europe, 👀 Stay tuned for more updates! R2M Spain / Climate Alliance / WEglobal / Diputación Provincial de Ávila / Københavns Kommune / SEA SOFENA / ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs) / Tampere University of Applied Sciences #LIFEProgramme #LIFEProject #DiputacióndeÁvila