This week, CLIMIFY participated in the ELEXIA Project meeting in Athens, hosted by CORE Group. Together with partners across Europe, we're implementing tools to drive energy efficiency in pilot cities like Høje-Taastrup Kommune, Denmark, Bergen, Norway, and Sines, Portugal. The discussions focused on optimizing energy systems to support Greece’s ambitious transition to renewable energy and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. ELEXIA is key to unlocking sustainable energy solutions for the green transition across Europe. #energysystems #climateadaptations #sustainability #horizoneurope
The ELEXIA Project is an EU Horizon Europe project led by Peter Breuhaus, NORCE and anchored under the EU Green Deal & the EU Strategy for Energy System Integration. The project aims to find the most efficient and optimal energy solutions, following up needs for green transition and a high demand for clean energy. This week researchers from Greece, Spain, Portugal, Finland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Poland and Norway have gathered in Athens, Greece. At the partner CORE Group's offices, we are implementing action plans for integrating different tools. These tools are developed to help out three pilots: Dokken in Bergen, Norway, Høje-Taastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark and Sines, Portugal. The discussions also include the current situation in Greece regarding energy demand and the reduction of greenhouse gases. Greece is dependent on imported oil and gas, most of which comes from the Middle East and Russia. Greece also imports a significant amount of natural gas, mainly from Russia and via LNG (liquefied natural gas) from other countries. Greece also uses lignite, but phasing out of lignite, together with investments in wind and solar energy, is the key to this transition. Greece's goal is to increase the share of renewable energy to over 60 % of the country's electricity production by 2030, with an ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The results from ELEXIA will help Greece and other countries in getting knowledge in the green transition process. In the movie you will meet Dimitris Lokas, CORE who tells about CORE, their participation in ELEXIA and the statements from three of our other experts that explain what ELEXIA is for them. Meet Jean-Nicolas Louis, VTT, Carlos Madina, TECNALIA Dennis Lange, DIH. ELEXIA is now halfway through the project period of four years. CORE Group with Dimitris Lokas, Ralou Tatari, and Maria Maniati were hosting the workshop. #energysystems | #climateadaptations | #sustainabiliy | #horizoneurope | | European Commission | EERA - The European Energy Research Alliance | European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) | EDP Renewables | DTU - Technical University of Denmark | DTU Wind and Energy Systems | VTT | TECNALIA Research & Innovation | Center Denmark| Høje-Taastrup Kommune | Bergen kommune | Electricity Maps | BIR | Wings IT Solutions | CLIMIFY | VEKS | ENFOR A/S | BKK | Eviny | APS Adm. dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve | amc TECH | Durham University |