EmPowerIngUs

Developing data-driven social policies related to energy poverty

Edited on 31/07/2026

01/09/2024 31/08/2026

Ongoing
  • Innovation Transfer Network
  • Social cohesion
  • Climate action
  • Energy transition

EmPowerIngUs represents a significant stride in urban innovation and social inclusion by advanced data analysis and technical fieldwork, facilitating not only tackling and fighting against Energy Poverty, but fostering data driven social policies. Our integrated and participatory approach is based on three scales (Home, Building and Neighbourhood), with three tools (Intelligence Unit, One-stop Shop and Tailor-made solutions) to act in three stages (Understand, Support and Act).

PARTNERS

Lead Partner : EMSV Getafe - Spain
  • e-Trikala s.a. - Greece
  • Etterbeek - Belgium
  • Maia - Portugal
  • Pomorie - Bulgaria

Network Contact

Timeline

  • EPIU@URBACT meeting in Paris (February)
  • 4th transnational meeting in Maia - Portugal (March)
  • 4th quarterly network journal (April)
  • EPIU@Clean Energy Transition Investment Forum in Brussels - Belgium (May)
  • Testing Actions catalogue (June)
  • Final event in Getafe - Spain (July)
  • Investment Plans and continuity plans delivery (July)
  • EPIU@URBACT City Festival in Nicosia - Cyprus (September)
  • Site visit in Etterbeek - Belgium (January)
  • Transferability study (February)
  • EPIU@URBACT City Festival Wrocklaw - Poland (April)
  • 1st transnational meeting in Trikala - Greece (April)
  • EPIU@URBACT meeting Paris - France (April)
  • 1st quarterly network Journal (May)
  • EPIU@European Sustainable Energy week in Brussels - Belgium (May)
  • EPIU@URBACT meeting in Paris (May)
  • 2nd transnational meeting in Etterbeek - Belgium (June)
  • EPIU@Cities Forum in Krakow - Poland (June)
  • 2nd quarterly network Journal (August)
  • 3rd transnational meeting in Pomorie - Bulgaria (September)
  • EPIU@EUI Focused Policy Lab in Rotterdam  The Nederlands (September)
  • EPIU@EUI Focused Policy Lab in Fuenlabrada - Spain (November) 
  • 3rd quarterly network Journal (December)
  • Start of the EPIU - EmPowerIngUs network journey (September)
  • EPIU labelled as URBACT Good Practice (October)
  • EPIU@URBACT meeting in Paris (October)
  • Deep dive transnational meeting in Getafe - Spain (November)
  • Site visit in Maia - Portugal (November)
  • Site visit in Trikala - Greece (December) 
  • Site visit in Pomorie - Bulgaria (December)

Stories and insights

  • epiu broadcasting solutions

    The EmPowerIngUs Transfer Journey: From Innovation to Local Ownership

    How five cities translated the EPIU Good Practice into locally adapted pathways for tackling energy poverty

     

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    Klemen Strmsnik

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  • News
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    EmPowerIngUs final conference sessions

    Getafe City Council, through its Municipal Housing Company EMSV, held the Final Event of the URBACT Innovation Transfer Network, EmPowerIngUs, on 1st
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    Chiara.Lucchini

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  • News
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    Insights and advancements from quartely network journal #4

    Beyond the energy bills, addressing energy poverty requires innovative solutions that combine social policies, data-driven decision-making, urban

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    Chiara.Lucchini

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GETAFE CONTINUITY PLAN

MAIA INVESTMENT PLAN

POMORIE INVESTMENT PLAN

TRIKALA INVESTMENT PLAN

ETTERBEEK INVESTMENT PLAN

TESTING ACTIONS CATALOGUE

EPIU FINAL CONFERENCE IN A NUTSHELL

JOURNAL 04

JOURNAL 03

JOURNAL 02

JOURNAL 01