Project news
Modifier 21 February 2020
by Vilawatt project team

Vilawatt strives to show Europe the value of home power renovations

Vilawatt strives to show Europe the value of home power renovations
Work is kicking off in three buildings in the Montserratina and Eixample districts to test out how to reduce consumption while improving comfort.

The initiative is investing €1.4 million in insulation, installations and equipment, both private and building-wide. 

The final of the four Vilawatt goals is coming closer. It is what is known as demo home renovation. This means it is a pilot programme to show the extent to which power renovations in old residential buildings can help reduce the need for energy and make consumption more efficient, while also seeking to make residents more comfortable.
The works, which began in December with preliminary tasks, will continue until spring. They are being carried out by the company REHAC S.A. in three residential buildings that applied to participate in a public call that had specific technical requirements. The three buildings were chosen according to an initial report where the partner Associació LIMA – Low Impact Mediterranean Architecture – led a team of experts carrying out a meticulous work of deep scanning the building stock in terms of energy needs and define different typologies. The total investment in the buildings will be €1.4 million.


Actions taken:

  • Thermal insulation on the façades, building roofs, roof-top terraces and, in some cases, dividing façades or inside the ground floor.
  • Replacing joinery and installing sunscreens.
  • Updating lighting in common areas with motion-sensor LED lights.
  • Installing LED light bulbs inside homes.
  • Replacing boilers with more efficient models.
  • Replacing refrigerators, the home appliance that uses the most power, with low-consumption models.
  • Installing (in one building) a dual-flow ventilation system with heat recovery in retail spaces.
Partager

Other news from this project

logo

Final Journal UIA VILAWATT project

The VILAWATT project was implemented to secure a stable energy transition process through the setting of an innovative governance structure (local pub...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Transition énergétique
Vilawatt awarded

The Vilawatt project is a finalist for the European RegioStars Awards!

The creation of a local public-private energy company in Viladecans, among the 25 best innovative initiatives on the continent....

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Energy Transition
The Vilawatt energy transition project is a candidate for the RegioStars Awards

The Vilawatt energy transition project is a candidate for the RegioStars Awards

The REGIOSTARS Awards are a yearly competition, organised by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy. It aims at i...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

The VILAWATT currency

The VILAWATT currency

The Vilawatt currency, which is born from the European project of energy transition Vilawatt, is not a currency in itself isolated from the project, b...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Once upon a time there was... the Vilawatt Consortium

Once upon a time there was... the Vilawatt Consortium

There are several aspects that led Vilawatt to be selected by the European Union as a benchmark innovative project in the energy transition. However, ...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Viladecans City Council, AMB, the citizen organisation and the business association for energy transition set up Vilawatt Consortium

Viladecans City Council, AMB, the citizen organisation and the business association for energy transition set up Vilawatt Consortium

The first general assembly took place on February 19th at Casal de Barri de la Montserratina community centre....

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

2020 arrived and Vilawatt is back with more energy than ever!

2020 arrived and Vilawatt is back with more energy than ever!

The pioneering project of energy transition Vilawatt, is here to stay. ...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

An update on the implementation of the Public Private Citizen Partnership and of the cirtual currency

An update on the implementation of the Public Private Citizen Partnership and on the virtual currency

Vilawatt is currently considered to be a Spanish example in social innovation and community energy, at a time when energy poverty and energy access ar...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Viladecans

The Municipal Plenary approves the establishment of the consortium of the future local company Vilawatt

Last March, the municipal plenary provided initial approval of the bylaws of the Vilawatt consortium and the establishment of this new body....

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Vilawatt updates

What progress did Vilawatt make in 2018?

We're kicking off a new year, making it the perfect time to look back and see how Vilawatt has progressed over the past months. ...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Vilawatt Journal 3

Vilawatt Journal 3: New insights on the progress of the project

Stay up-to-date with the latest achievements of Viladecans...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Gamification in Viladecans

Vilawatt Zoom-In: Exploring the project’s communication and stakeholders engagement strategies

UIA Expert Lucia Fuselli has developed a PPT slide show to discuss how the Vilawatt project in Viladecans has approached communication, stakeholder pa...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Journal 2

Implementing the VILAWATT project in Viladecans: the use of gamification to communicate on complex energy projects

UIA Expert Lucia Fuselli has been collecting the knowledge stemming from the implementation of the innovative solution proposed by the City of Viladec...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Vilawatt Journal 1

VILAWATT Journal 1: Hear from the project’s UIA Expert how it is implementing its bold solution

Get to know better what Viladecans is doing on the topic energy transition in this UIA Expert journal....

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Vilawatt UIA project collage

Vilawatt opens its call for demo-renovations

60 dwellings will undergo EU co-funded deep renovation and participate with their energy savings in the energy transition of Viladecans. ...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Energy efficiency explained by playing!

If we want energy to be a driving force for change in our city, we have to be able to communicate the project in a way that our message becomes clear ...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Vilawatt interview Energy

On the project's side - Interview of the VILAWATT project

The UIA Secretariat organised a series of interviews with the projects selected under the topic "Energy Transition". What is the most innovative eleme...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

Transition énergétique

Vilawatt starts its implementation phase with the launch of all its Working Groups

Several working groups have been created in order to define the process of rehabilitation works, the participation of communities, and the creation of...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain

The EU chooses Viladecans for its innovative project Vilawatt for the energy transition in the city

Viladecans has been one of the 18 selected cities amongst 378 project proposals in the first call for Urban Innovative Actions. The EU will subsidize ...

Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

Energy Transition

Viladecans - Spain