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…
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.…
Full of energy: Innovative ideas for the energy transition in Neckarstadt-West
by Sabrina Hoffman, City of Mannheim More than 50 multipliers gathered online to discuss ideas related to the SONNET City Lab in Mannheim. The SONNET project’s City Lab in Mannheim was launched at a virtual meeting hosted by the City…
Join our next webinar to explore encouraging social innovation in energy transitions via collaborative governance
On 20 January from 10:30-12:00 CET, the SONNET project is switching things up. Instead of a traditional webinar, all are invited to join our 'fishbowl discussion' (hosted on Zoom). This technique uses 'inner' and 'outer' circles to give everyone the…
Urban and rural perspectives on social innovation in Germany’s Energiewende
The Energiewende is a major plan to transform Germany’s energy system into one based mainly on renewable energy sources. It has been in place for almost a decade, and is a valuable source in support of the process of energy…
Social Innovation and the Energiewende: lessons and outlooks from Germany
SONNET Webinar Series 8 June 2020, 11:30-12:30 CET Click here to register now! The SONNET team invites you to our second webinar, this time exploring the role of social innovation in the energy transition through the example of the German…
(Almost) Everything you need to know about the “What, Who and How”
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Co-designing SONNET’s way forward
Earlier this year, the SONNET team “took to the trains” and met in the Netherlands for our second in-person partner meeting – this time hosted by DRIFT. The meeting in Rotterdam was a great time to reflect on the excellent…
Co-creation, communication and lots of energy: my day with SONNET
Article written by Nora Blascsok and originally published by the Sussex Energy Group I arrived to Karlsruhe, Germany by train on October 2nd to attend the first in-person project meeting of SONNET – Social Innovation in Energy Transitions. The meeting…
“Transdisciplinarity” for a sustainable future
Article originally published by ICLEI Europe It is clear that we need to build a more sustainable world. Groups of people from all different areas are working towards this goal. However, so often we work in silos, trying to leverage…
The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 837498.