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RENOVERTY

Local/regional project Ongoing

RENOVERTY is an EU-funded project under the LIFE Clean Energy Transition programme that supports the energy renovation of rural and peri-urban households experiencing energy poverty across Central, Eastern, Southeastern, and Southern Europe. The project targets local and regional authorities, policymakers, and community-level stakeholders, aiming to deliver renovation solutions that are both socially just and financially viable. 

RENOVERTY develops the methodological and practical framework for building renovation roadmaps in vulnerable rural districts. These roadmaps are designed to serve both single-household and multi-household contexts and are being tested in seven pilot regions: Sveta Nedelja (Croatia), Tartu (Estonia), Bükk-Mak & Somló-Marcalmente-Bakonyalja (Hungary), Zasavje (Slovenia), Parma (Italy), Coimbra (Portugal), and Osona (Spain). 

The core objective is to equip local actors with the tools, data, and strategies needed to initiate, plan, and implement deep renovation processes tailored to their regional context. 

Activities include: 

  • Energy audits of 103 buildings across the pilot sites;
  • Evaluation of Energy Efficiency Measures (EEMs) using the DREEM model to simulate savings and return on investment;
  • Development of multilingual factsheets (available in 7 languages) summarising regional findings and policy relevance;
  • Engagement of stakeholders through participatory processes and knowledge-sharing events. 

RENOVERTY also tackles the non-technical barriers that often hinder renovation in rural areas—such as legal complexity, fragmented ownership, lack of awareness, and funding gaps. By developing a scalable and replicable roadmap model, the project aims to accelerate the renovation wave in underserved areas, ensure policy coherence, and address key social dimensions like comfort, accessibility, and security. Ultimately, RENOVERTY bridges the gap between EU climate and social targets and local implementation capacity. It fosters the integration of energy renovation into broader rural and peri-urban development strategies, creating long-term benefits for vulnerable households and communities.





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