SMARTEES is a transdisciplinary research project which aims to support the energy transition and improve policy design by developing alternative and robust policy pathways that foster citizen inclusion and take local peculiarities into account. To reach these objectives, SMARTEES examines five types of energy- and mobility-related local social innovation in ten front-runner cities and islands across Europe. The results stemming from this analysis will then feed into the development of a policy sandbox tool. Using a comprehensive modelling approach, this tool will help forecast the effects of policy measures and social innovation in similar local contexts, thereby supporting the improvement of policy design and decision-making. Through these means, the project will contribute to achieving a resilient, low-carbon and climate-friendly Energy Union that puts citizens at its core.
SMARTEES H2020
Social innovation Modelling Approaches to Realizing Transition to Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Project Description
Project Consortium
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Energieinstitut an der JKU Linz
- James Hutton Institute, Knowledge & Innovation Srls
- University of A Coruña
- University of Timisoara
- University of Groningen
- ICLEI European Secretariat
- SAMSØ Energy Academy
- Aberdeen City Council
- Urbanisland
Project duration
01.05.2018 - 31.10.2021
Funding provider
EU
Funding program
Horizon 2020
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No 763912.
Dissemination
Project website: https://local-social-innovation.eu/
Contact Person
Principal Research Coordinator, Key Researcher
Energy Economics
