In October 2018, for two days, project partners from e-Lighthouse consortium visited partners in Umeå, Umeå municipality and Umeå University. e-Lighthouse aims to improve the energy efficiency and uptake of renewable energy in buildings and thus contribute to the decrease in carbon dioxide emissions from the building sector in the Northern Periphery and Arctic region.
The project, is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) Programme 2014–2020. The meeting in Umeå was the 5th e-Lighthouse project partner meeting involving all 10 project partners from 6 countries, Ireland (Cork), Norway (Bodö), Greenland (Sisimiut), Scotland (Inverness), Sweden (Umeå) and Finland (Oulu), in Northern Europe.
Part of the project is to document solutions and experiences, to reduce energy use, which can be shared in northern Europe and the EU.
In Umeå, Umeå Municipality and the Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University have together studied and tested new ways of energy efficiency in building sector. For example, by documenting experiences and extensive monitoring of energy use in the Hedlunda Passive House pre-school, and testing and evaluating energy visualization in public kitchens.
"The e-Lighthouse project has created a meaningful discussion and cooperation between the partners. The focus has been on energy issues, and together we have broadened our knowledge on how to make a more sustainable and low-carbon future", says Antti Hapaalahti project leader, Oulu University of Applied Science.