An inclusive, socially responsive energy community in Sicily
The Fondo Saccà demo centres on creating an inclusive and socially responsive Renewable Energy Community within a regenerated neighbourhood in Sicily. The site combines photovoltaic generation, energy storage, and solar thermal systems with public-access buildings including a library, educational facilities, and social spaces.
The initiative tests tools designed to promote equitable energy distribution, using vulnerability indicators, participation metrics, and financial capacity assessments to ensure energy benefits reach low-income and underserved groups.
Beyond technology, it strengthens community cohesion, improves local services, and supports energy justice, exploring digital tools for fair resource sharing, federated data approaches, and energy literacy through interactive activities.
Tools linked to the Italy demo
For Sicily, the focus is on fair resource sharing, participatory processes and socially responsive community models. These linked tool references now use the same wording and icons as the tools page.
Open and interoperable data-sharing infrastructure enabling communities to collect, exchange and leverage social and energy data in a privacy-preserving way.
Interactive gamification tool increasing citizen awareness, participation and energy literacy, adapting content to diverse cultural and geographical contexts.
Secure blockchain-based platform for peer-to-peer energy exchange with transparent billing and settlement mechanisms for fair energy distribution.