Re-vitalising Energy Transition in Touristic Islands

Introduction

This project assists public authorities in transforming the energy context of the European regions in order to facilitate a rapid transition to a decarbonized and sustainable economy.

Goals of GENERA

GENERA's goal is twofold:

1. To establish a framework of energy transition measures for the implementation of energy transition agendas in tourist islands municipalities. This includes assisting them along the whole path from agenda creation to measures implementation and citizen engagement, in accordance with the EU Island Clean Energy Transition Agendas and the Covenant of Mayors.
2. To promote the implementation of energy monitoring measures to quantify the process evolution.

Principles of the GENERA Concept

The GENERA concept is grounded on four principles:

1. Ecosystem Creation: Create an ecosystem including all energy transition actors to design and implement the energy roadmaps at the local level. This aims to achieve EU island energy transition roadmaps, plans, and SECAPs, focusing on the definition of a replicability methodology and sustainability guidelines.

2. Multi-Criteria Energy Monitoring Tools: Provide ET actors with novel, valuable, and common multi-criteria energy monitoring tools, tailored to the needs of the islands, to facilitate decision-making and drive the sustainable energy transition leveraging existing initiatives.

3. Capacity Building Programs: Provide efficient and effective large-scale capacity building programs adapted to each actor's requirements.

4. Community Involvement: Involve local societies, permanent and seasonal inhabitants, and tourists through both a digital social platform and physical events. The aim is to create a new generation of energy-sensitive citizens that are part of the energy transition mission.