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The first newsletter of the POCITYF project is out. POCITYF – A POsitive Energy CITY Transformation Framework is a smart-cities project, with EU funding, through the Horizon 2020 program (grant nr. 864400), which started seven months ago, with 46 partners from 13 countries gathered in Évora to kick-off the project.
The first meeting of associated partners of the EERES4WATER project took place remotely, through digital platforms, and served to present the technical progress during the first year of execution.
Today, International Sun Day, the Renewable Energies Chair at University of Évora starts its presence on the social network Linkedin. This date, designated to promote solar energy, is important for a research center that has as its mission the development of technological solutions and applications of solar energy for the decarbonization of different sectors of the economy in a context of energy transition.
The POCITYF (POsitive Energy CITY Transformation Framework) project offers a new video with the main strategic lines of action to make historic cities greener, smarter, and more liveable.
The digital app of citizen science "Generation Solar", developed by the GRECO project and publicly released on April 22, World Earth Day, aims to be a unique combination of information for scientific research, support for information technologies and citizen involvement in a research network.
A “City From My Window” (#CityFromMyWindow) is the new campaign developed by POCITYF – A POsitive Energy CITY Transformation Framework project, in cooperation with the Lighthouse Smart Cities, as a response to the outbreak of COVID-19.
The SFERA-III 2nd Training Course for Industries with the topic of optimization of concentrated solar thermal Plant, scheduled for the end of March, in Tabernas (Spain), has been postponed to a new date still to be determined, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Renewable Energies Chair at the University of Évora (CER-UÉ) is following the Contingency Plan for the COVID-19 epidemic, established by the University.
The POCITYF - Positive Energy CITY Transformation Framework project launched a website where it is possible to find information on objectives, partners, cities involved and proposed technical solutions.
The 2nd General Assembly and the 3rd Management Board Meeting of the SFERA-III - Solar Facilities for the European Research Area - Third Phase, took place in Cassacia, Italy, between 11 and 13 February. Over the course of three days, representatives of the 15 partner institutions of the project, from nine member countries of the European Union (EU), discussed the functioning and activities of SFERA-III and the cooperation between academy and companies.
