The University of Gdańsk is joining an international project aimed at tackling energy poverty in Central Europe, with a particular focus on vulnerable communities in border regions.
The 18-month Fight4CE project will develop common methods for defining and measuring energy poverty, as well as tools to help local governments identify risks and introduce measures to address them, university spokesperson Magdalena Nieczuja-Goniszewska said.
The project focuses on challenges linked to the green energy transition. The University of Gdańsk will be represented by teams from its Institute of Political Science and Institute of Informatics.
The international consortium is led by the Local Energy Agency Spodnje Podravje in Slovenia and brings together organisations from five countries, including partners from Hungary, Croatia and Italy.
The University of Gdańsk’s main contribution will be expanding an online platform originally developed under the BALTICBEAT project. The platform will give local governments access to expert knowledge, advisory services and training.
The university will also integrate selected results from previous Interreg initiatives into the new platform.
Sylwia Mrozowska, PhD, a professor at the University of Gdańsk, is leading the project at the university, while Jolanta Mrozek-Kwiatkowska is the implementation coordinator. Jakub Neumann, PhD, a professor at the University of Gdańsk, and Aleksandra Tejszerska-Rzeźnik are responsible for the platform’s IT development.
The project is funded under the Interreg Central Europe programme, with total funding of nearly €900,000. The University of Gdańsk will receive €200,000.
The project is due to begin next month. (PAP)
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