Renewable community projects can come with quite some challenges. During this co-development session, participants will be confronted with three pioneering initiatives. Put yourself in the shoes of those cities and remove stumbling blocks around PV or community heat through collective brainstorming. Is this something you can apply in your own town? Join this session at Energy Cities’ Annual Conference during the Valencia Climate Week on 26 June 2024 #graftingcities.
16:15 – 16:25 Welcome and introduction to the Codev methodology; Miriam Eisermann, Energy Cities
16:25 – 16:35 Three little-known challenges around PV, renovation and heat:
- Porec (Croatia) : setting up a voucher model for collective energy renovation of a school – Goran Cacic (ZEZ)
- Valencia (Spain): setting up PV on a cemetery including vulnerable houses – Arturo Zea (Valencia Clima I Energia) – POWER UP
- Utrecht (The Netherlands): setting up legitimacy models for the collaboration between the municipality and local heating cooperatives – Anne-Marie Zwanink (City of Utrecht)
16:35 – 17:05 Cracking the nut: Codev session in three groups moderated by the three challengers
17:05 – 17:20 Presentation on the action actually developed by each city
17:20 – 17:30 Conclusion and lessons learnt; Sara Giovannini, Energy Cities
This session is being co-organised by POWER UP and the SCCALE 20 30 50 project
Co-development (or Codev) is a method that was developed in the ‘90s by teacher Adrien Payette and consultant-trainer Claude Champagne. The main aim of Codev is to create a learning community amongst peers where they can perfect their practices or resolve any problems, drawing on facts and real-life situations.
