Awareness raising campaign in Rhodes BRUSSELS 16 – 17 April 2013 PROMISE IEE ISLAND PROJECT Save Energy Now.

Awareness raising campaign in Rhodes

BRUSSELS 16 – 17 April 2013

PROMISE IEE ISLAND PROJECT “Save Energy Now”

Island profile

• One of the biggest islands in Greece• Population 115.000• Large inhabitants concentration at the capital town• Mixed urban and rural profile• Major touristic destination• Medium awareness with regard to efficient use of energy

resources • Housing with poor or inexistent insulation• Large scale use of solar water heating• Rare use of permanent heating units• Significant cooling demand

Awareness campaign – Preparation

• 2 days local workshop / March 2012– 1st day: Participation of representatives of local stakeholders– 2nd day: Open workshop for the citizens of RhodesSignificant participation in both days. Expression of interest for energy checks. Foundations for collaborations

• European Awareness Scenario Workshop / July 2012– Single day meeting with local stakeholders– Roundtables sessions– Common vision development– Pilot action plan for the awareness campaign

Awareness campaign – Common vision

The common vision “Learn – Save – Win” or in Greek «Μαθαίνω – Εξοικονομώ – ΚερδίΖΩ» turned into the awareness campaign promotion logo

Awareness campaign – Target groups

The main action lines formulated our target groups

1.Households with families 2.Primary and secondary schools to give emphasis on children (6-18 years)

Awareness campaign – Main action lines

• Home energy checks

• Interactive energy saving seminars in schools

• Energy saving info day

• Media dissemination

• Web campaign

• Cooperation with multiplier organisations

Combination of the main action lines during the

implementation phase

Awareness campaign – First resultsHome energy checks (1)

Primary energy savings achieved during the action 38747 kWh/y

CO2 reductions achieved during the action 19,37t/y

Number of energy checks in households 18 (25)

Number of citizens attending the energy checks 44

Money savings because of energy savings 5934€/y

Number of PV square meters/kW to be installed on houses roof tops 100 m2 / 100 kW

Number of extra houses having expressed interest to receive an energy check 8

Performance Indicators

Awareness campaign – First resultsHome energy checks (2)

Electricity bill and savings tool

Example of result sheet

Poster

Facebook banner

Awareness campaign – First resultsHome energy checks (3)

Additional activitiesoExpansion of energy saving tips including measures for indirect energy saving, i.e. through waste recycling, reuse of products and rational use of water o1st meeting and training of the voluntary task force to follow-up the energy checks

Future activitiesoFurther development of the voluntary task forceoMore energy checks with the participation of the volunteersoEnergy checks day in villages of Rhodes

Awareness campaign – First resultsInteractive energy saving seminars in schools (1)

Performance indicators

Number of seminars in schools 2

Number of students attending the seminars 210

Number of educators attending the seminars in schools 15

Number of additional educators attending the event for the seminar replication in other schools

58

Number of schools represented in the event for the seminar replication in other schools 30

Awareness campaign – First resultsInteractive energy saving seminars in schools (2)

Additional activitieso8 energy checks together in students’ houses expressing interest after the seminar

Future activitiesoCreation of a web-based energy saving tips database for the students.oTraining for teachers about energy saving and school seminars organization in Rhodes, Kos and Kalymnos in collaboration with the regional educational authorityoNetworks of schools with parallel energy seminars of the teachers attending the trainings

Interactive energy saving seminars in schoolsSeminar structure

• 1st session: Presentation: «Human, nature and energy»

• 2nd session: Interactive activities about energy saving and renewable energy sources.– A. Demonstration labs– Β. The path of energy – C. We become energy inspectors– D. Shopping electrical appliances

• 3rd session : “The wall newspaper” activity

• 4th session : Closing and Certificate

Interactive energy saving seminars in schools2nd session

Wind turbine

Thermal Insulation

Photovoltaic

Lamps

Wind turbine (1)

Wind turbine (2)

Insulation (1)

Insulation (2)

Photovoltaic (1)

Photovoltaic (2)

Lamps (1)

Lamps (2)

The path of energy

Energy Inspectors (1)

Energy Inspectors (2)

Energy Inspectors (3)

Energy Inspectors (4)

Demonstration

Shopping electrical appliances (1)

Shopping electrical appliances (2)

Shopping electrical appliances (3)

Demonstration

Shopping electrical appliances (4)

A Story about “saving”

Why the sky is far away from the ground

In the beginning the sky was very close to the ground.So close that you could raise your hand and touch him. And you could also it him!!Those times all the people had enough to feed themselves and they did not even need to work for that....However, the people with time did not care anymore for the sky’s gift. They were cutting and eating more than they needed ….

A Story about “saving”Why the sky is far away from the ground

The wall newspaper (1)

The wall newspaper (2)

The wall newspaper (3)

CLIP ARTDID YOU KNOW…???

ARTICLES

The wall newspaper (4)

The wall newspaper (5)

The closing session (1)

The closing session (2)

The closing session (4)

The certificate

The afternoon meeting with the teachers (1)

The afternoon meeting with the teachers (2)

Awareness campaign – First resultsMedia dissemination

1. Articles promoting energy checks2. Articles published before and after the school seminars

– Rodiaki print version– Proodos print version

3. Press conference4. Energy checks promotion through radio

Future activities• Energy saving tips broadcasted from radio stations

Awareness campaign – First resultsWeb campaign

1. Facebook page2. Twitter3. Project website

Awareness campaign – First resultsEnergy Info day

Planned for the week 24 – 28 June as a European Sustainable Energy Week event

Agenda to be defined•The PROMISE project •Demonstration of energy checks results•Introduce to the public the voluntary energy checks task force•Attract interest for more energy checks •Presentation of energy saving tips•Demonstration of schools seminars results•Demonstrate the available tools and calculators •etc.

Awareness campaign – First resultsCooperation with multiplier organisations

1. Teachers trainings in 3 islands of the Dodecanese (Rhodes, Kos, Kalymnos) in collaboration with the 1st and 2nd degree education department of the Dodecanese

2. 10 energy checks in 1 or 2 more islands of the DAFNI network

Let’s save some more…