Amaroussion Study Visit – March 2009
ByOver three days in March 2009 PEPESEC project partners visited the city of Amaroussion in order to gain an understanding of the national and local energy planning context and to view practical examples of sustainable energy projects in the municipality of Amaroussion as well as in the broader region of Attica. A number of infrastructures were visited which highlighted the importance of issues related to energy. The role of municipalities in energy planning was underlined, and the moto “Think Globally Act Locally” demonstrated through projects on the ground.
The first day concerned a very helpful meeting among WP4 leaders and partners from Amaroussion and Thessaloniki where the participants from Greece presented their work so far on energy planning, and underlined their barriers. The second day involved a very constructive meeting where all partners gave a progress update of their specified work package with the inclusion of energy planning within their municipality. Three workshops were held in an attempt to share the latest methodologies, to increase knowledge and understanding and to promote new ideas. The third day was a chance to get a general experience on Greek energy planning as projects throughout the broad area of Attica were shared among partners in an attempt to learn more about energy issues.
