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Exemplary projects and initiatives are implemented and replicated at local and regional level. The following best practices are categorised by topic and geographic area.

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2026

VIREAS: An AI-powered virtual energy assistant supporting Europe’s energy transition

The Regional Energy Agency North (REA North) developed VIREAS, an AI-based virtual assistant helping Croatian citizens navigate energy renovation, built…

2026

The renovation twin: a digital breakthrough to unlock large-scale energy renovation

The Energy Agency of Plovdiv (EAP) developed a Digital Renovation Twin for Plovdiv City that encourages homeowners to renovate for…

2026

Bringing energy communities closer: Catalonia’s ComunitatEnergetica.cat platform

The Catalan Energy Institute (ICAEN) has developed ComunitatEnergetica.cat, a platform helping citizens, businesses and public authorities discover, simulate and join…

2026

CoachCopro: How a Digital Platform is making Condominium Renovation work at scale

Renovating residential buildings is widely recognised as essential to decarbonising Europe's cities, yet condominiums, where multiple owners must agree on…

2026

Turning Data Centre Waste Heat into a Public Energy Asset: The Tallaght District Heating Scheme

Tallaght shows how a data centre's waste heat can become a shared resource for an entire neighbourhood. Discover how Codema…

2026

From Local Tool to National Platform: How TerriSTORY® Scales Local Energy Transition Through Digitalisation and Open Digital Commons

Discover how TerriSTORY® scaled from a regional tool into a national open source platform, giving local authorities across several French…

2026

Building Energy Literacy to Drive Behavioural Change: Lessons from the E-Lit Adults Project

By combining digital learning tools with strong community facilitation, the E-Lit Adults project is fighting energy poverty through energy literacy…

2026

Digital Tools as Catalysts for Local Energy Transition: Lessons from the Opengela One-Stop Shop Model

Opengela shows how digital tools can scale renovation. Discover how data and local One-Stop Shops are transforming neighbourhoods across the…

2023

Introducing the GloCha APP: Enriching citizens to shape a sustainable future

Discover the new GloCha app from the JETforCE project, empowering citizens to shape a sustainable future through innovative digital solutions.…

2024

Waver virtual power plant engages local communes in the energy transition

The Mazovia Energy Agency has spearheaded the creation of the Wawer Virtual Power Plant (VPP) in Warsaw's Wawer District, revolutionizing…

2024

Virtual software for energy management

The Regional Energy Management tool is offered to cities and municipalities in the Ústí region (352 municipalities in total). ECUK…

2023

Towards Smart EPC in Rivas Vaciamadrid

In Rivas Vaciamadrid, the Smart EPC project provides assistance to several services. The UVAX system integrates in one platform all…

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