SONNET comes to a close
Looking back on three years of research and ahead to the future of social innovation in energy transitions It is with mixed emotions that we share that today, 31 May, is the final day of the SONNET project. On the…
How to put people at the heart of energy transitions
How can we ensure that people are centred in energy transitions? What is needed from leaders at all levels to make this happen? SONNET and three of its sister projects – representing academics, local governments, social enterprises and local social…
How policies can put people at the heart of energy transitions
SONNET and three of its sister projects are proud to present a Joint Policy Brief on how policy makers can better put people at the heart of energy transitions. Today, in the highlight session of the Putting people at the…
Conference programme and speakers revealed!
Join European Commission representatives (CINEA, DG ENER, DG R&I, DG CLIMA), local government representatives, leading European universities, and social innovators on 28-29 April. Register at: bit.ly/SIE_event. SONNET, SocialRES, COMETS, NEWCOMERS and the City of Antwerp are pleased to reveal the…
Announcing… “Putting people at the heart of energy transitions”
SONNET is thrilled to announce that we will be joining forces with our sister projects – namely: SocialRES, COMETS, and NEWCOMERS – to host a joint conference. Save the Date and register today to join us online on 28–29 April…
Checklist, tools, and insights on how to use City Labs to advance energy transition
Over the past several years, the cities of Antwerp (Belgium), Basel (Switzerland), Bristol (the United Kingdom), Grenoble (France), Mannheim (Germany), and Warsaw (Poland) have been working with local academic partners to use City Labs to push forward local energy transition.…
How can social innovation help transform energy systems in Central and Eastern Europe?
Last month, SONNET went on a virtual tour to Warsaw (Poland) to learn more about the role social innovation can play in transforming energy systems in Central and Eastern Europe. On 27–28 January, SONNET partners ICLEI Europe, Kozminski University and…
How to finance energy transition
Since March 2020, SONNET’s “Explored: Social Innovation in Energy Transitions” has been digging into the social components of energy transition. This month, in the final edition in our webinar series, we are getting pragmatic and talking financing. Join SONNET on…
Join half-day deep dive into social innovations in energy in Central & Eastern Europe
SONNET on Tour in Warsaw 27 January 2022, 10:00–13:15 CET (UTC+1)Hosted on Zoom Register at: bit.ly/SONNETinWarsaw SONNET is going on tour again! This time we will virtually visit Warsaw (Poland) to zoom-in on social innovations in energy (SIE) in Central…
Feed into our recommendations for policy makers
Policy dialogue: Social innovation in energy meets the Fit-for-55 package 14 January 2022, 9:30–12:00 CET (UTC+1)Hosted on Zoom Register at: https://bit.ly/SONNET_dialogue The European Union’s “Fit-for-55” package puts in place a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Europe by 55%…
The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 837498.