Communication and Dissemination:
The dissemination and communication of project results/outcomes constituting an important component of ECODREAM, all partner teams have actively undertaken actions aimed at raising awareness and informing the scientific community and relevant stakeholders about the project developments/outcomes. In addition to scientific articles/other publications, partner team members also prepared relevant project reports describing the progress of their respective individual/collaborative research activities as well as the main results achieved over the course of the project.
Dissemination activities also included organisation of and/or participation by partners in seminars, workshops, conferences and public events dedicated to the topic of energy communities and related issues/themes, where the project results and research insights were presented and discussed with researchers, practitioners, local/regional stakeholders, and representatives of institutions interested in the promotion and development of energy communities and energy transition strategies.
UNINA Main Contributions/Activities
UNINA, as the project coordinator and dissemination-communications lead, was responsible for establishing and managing the primary public-facing common communication vehicles including the project website/social media presence. In addition to participating in seminars, workshops, conferences and public events, UNINA also organised and hosted the Guest Speaker Series and Final Plenary Workshop – as indicated below.
- Primary Public-Facing Communication Vehicles:
Design/development and setup of online/social media presence; content curation and writing of posts/articles; regular project/event updates- ECODREAM LinkedIn Group [https://it.linkedin.com/company/ecodream-sustainable-eco-solutions?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name]
- ECODREAM Website [https://ecodream.dieti.unina.it/index.php]: Dedicated website hosted through UNINA – providing full details about the project and related events/developments, etc
- Expert Panels; Multi-Institutional/Multi-Lateral Initiatives; Events/Conferences [Local/Regional/International]:
- The overall communication-dissemination measures -- in addition to content & key message development; preparation of relevant presentation and briefing materials, etc -- incorporated research/exploration/advocacy activities and participation on panels related to relevant current/emerging issues, policy implications
- Public/institutional outreach; relationship building/management
- Conferenza Energia e Ambiente della Regione Basilicata “Strategia energetica e traiettorie di sviluppo” – participation on Expert Panel
- 20th China National Conference on Complex Networks (CCCN 2024) - Nanjing, China / 26 October 2024: Plenary Presentation "Modelling and Optimization for Green Transition of Complex Energy Networks”
- 22nd Conference on International Exchange of Professionals “Gathering Global Talents, Fostering Win-Win Cooperation” - Shanghai, China / 2 November 2024: Presentation ”Towards Green Transition of Complex Energy Networks”
- Guest Speaker Seminar Series:
- Programming and organisation of special seminar series with expert guest speakers, preparing event promo materials eg programmes/flyers
- Promotion and dissemination via LinkedIn, website, etc
Ugo Rosolia - Senior Research Scientist & Science Manager, Amazon USA
- Automatic Control in the Era of Artificial Intelligence / 24 March 2025
Prof Francesco Borrelli - FANUC Chair in Mechanical Systems Dept of Mech Engg, Uni California, Berkeley
- Optimisation-based Control of Flexible Resources in Sustainable Energy Networks / 5 February 2025
Prof Alessandra Parisio - University of Manchester, Dept of Electrical & Electronic Engg
- Final Plenary Workshop:
UNIGE Main Contributions/Activities
UNIGE contributions mainly included scientific articles focusing on the development, governance, and regulatory aspects of energy communities, as well as on the economic and technical implications associated with implementation thereof. UNIGE also participated on round tables at the following two events:
- Florence 22-24.01.2025: “Dalla Transizione alla Conversione Energetica Giusta” - INVECE EU-Iterreg project
- Nice 26.06.2025: “Verso un modello energetico decentralizzato: le Comunità Energetiche Rinnovabili protagoniste a Nizza” - INVECE EU-Iterreg project
UNIBO Main Contributions/Activities
UNIBO contributions included scientific articles focusing on algorithms for coordination of assets in energy communities. Most notably, UNIBO also received the Best Student Paper Award at ECC.
