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.…
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…
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…
Financing local energy transitions in a just, community-based way
This November, the SONNET project channelled its inner rock star and “went on tour”. In other words, we took our experiences and lesson learnt, and brought them on the road to Bristol (UK) to share with a wide-reaching regional audience.…
Launching an urban energy experiment in Warsaw
The City of Warsaw has published an update on how they are using the SONNET project at the local level. The article, originally written by Agnieszka Tatera and published here (in Polish), has been translated and adapted below. Warsaw has…
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…
(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…
The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 837498.