Valencia develops the Frugal Approach with the FEEL Project

On the 16th of June, the Valencia Climate and Energy Foundation hosted the local kick-off meeting of the Interreg Europe Project FEEL funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

This meeting held in the 1st Energy Office of Valencia gathered stakeholders from the public and private sector (Regional Energy Agency, EU Funds Department of the Regional Authority, Municipal Innovation Centre, Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Local Energy Services Cooperative), as well as from the University (Technical University of Valencia) and local civil society organisations involved in the energy transition of the city.

The meeting was a good opportunity to introduce the local stakeholders to the FEEL project and the new concepts of Frugal Cities, Energy Sobriety and Low-Tech Communities. The Regional Energy Agency also presented the current 2021-2027 Operative Programme supporting energy transition projects in the Valencian Community with different subsidies. Time was then dedicated to discussion and learnings gained from the successful Interreg Europe project “Delta Lady" that supported the electrification of boats in the Natural Park of the Albufera of Valencia with subsidies from the FEDER program.  Finally, local stakeholders were asked to identify actors and good practices of interest in the Valencian territory related to the themes of the project to develop a group to follow up the project and exchange good practices with other project actors at a European level.

The stakeholders shared different interesting ideas during the brainstorming session related to the circular economy initiatives (repair club), mobility (e-bike subsidies and parking bike equipment), public lightning sufficiency approach or home energy savings audits. These ideas will be further explored during the next months of the project to select which initiative should be supported and developed by the project.