1. Awareness raising campaign in Rhodes BRUSSELS 16 – 17 April 2013 PROMISE IEE ISLAND PROJECT Save Energy Now

2. Island profile One of the biggest islands in Greece Population 115.000 Large inhabitants concentration at the capital town Mixed urban and rural profile Major touristic destination Medium awareness with regard to efficient use of energy resources Housing with poor or inexistent insulation Large scale use of solar water heating Rare use of permanent heating units Significant cooling demand

3. Awareness campaign – Preparation 2 days local workshop / March 2012 – 1 st day: Participation of representatives of local stakeholders – 2 nd day: Open workshop for the citizens of Rhodes Significant participation in both days. Expression of interest for energy checks. Foundations for collaborations E uropean Awareness Scenario Workshop / July 2012 – Single day meeting with local stakeholders – Roundtables sessions – Common vision development – Pilot action plan for the awareness campaign

4. Awareness campaign – Common vision The common vision Learn – Save – Win or in Greek «Μαθαίνω – Εξοικονομώ – ΚερδίΖΩ» turned into the awareness campaign promotion logo

5. Awareness campaign – Target groups The main action lines formulated our target groups 1.Households with families 2.Primary and secondary schools to give emphasis on children (6-18 years)

6. Awareness campaign – Main action lines Home energy checks Interactive energy saving seminars in schools Energy saving info day Media dissemination Web campaign Cooperation with multiplier organisations Combination of the main action lines during the implementation phase

7. Awareness campaign – First results Home energy checks (1) Primary energy savings achieved during the action 38747 kWh/y CO 2 reductions achieved during the action 19,37 t/y Number of energy checks in households18 (25) Number of citizens attending the energy checks44 Money savings because of energy savings5934/y Number of PV square meters/kW to be installed on houses roof tops100 m 2 / 100 kW Number of extra houses having expressed interest to receive an energy check 8 Performance Indicators

8. Awareness campaign – First results Home energy checks (2) Electricity bill and savings tool Example of result sheet Poster Facebook banner

9. Awareness campaign – First results Home energy checks (3) Additional activities o Expansion of energy saving tips including measures for indirect energy saving, i.e. through waste recycling, reuse of products and rational use of water o 1 st meeting and training of the voluntary task force to follow- up the energy checks Future activities o Further development of the voluntary task force o More energy checks with the participation of the volunteers o Energy checks day in villages of Rhodes

10. Awareness campaign – First results Interactive energy saving seminars in schools (1) Performance indicators Number of seminars in schools 2 Number of students attending the seminars 210 Number of educators attending the seminars in schools 15 Number of additional educators attending the event for the seminar replication in other schools 58 Number of schools represented in the event for the seminar replication in other schools 30

11. Awareness campaign – First results Interactive energy saving seminars in schools (2) Additional activities o 8 energy checks together in students houses expressing interest after the seminar Future activities o Creation of a web-based energy saving tips database for the students. o Training for teachers about energy saving and school seminars organization in Rhodes, Kos and Kalymnos in collaboration with the regional educational authority o Networks of schools with parallel energy seminars of the teachers attending the trainings

12. Interactive energy saving seminars in schools Seminar structure 1 st session: Presentation: «Human, nature and energy» 2 nd session: Interactive activities about energy saving and renewable energy sources. – A. Demonstration labs – Β. The path of energy – C. We become energy inspectors – D. Shopping electrical appliances 3 rd session : The wall newspaper activity 4 th session : Closing and Certificate

13. Interactive energy saving seminars in schools 2 nd session Wind turbine Thermal Insulation Photovoltaic Lamps

14. Wind turbine (1)

15. Wind turbine (2)

16. Insulation (1)

17. Insulation (2)

18. Photovoltaic (1)

19. Photovoltaic (2)

20. Lamps (1)

21. Lamps (2)

22. The path of energy

23. Energy Inspectors (1)

24. Energy Inspectors (2)

25. Energy Inspectors (3)

26. Energy Inspectors (4) Demonstration

27. Shopping electrical appliances (1)

28. Shopping electrical appliances (2)

29. Shopping electrical appliances (3)

30. Demonstration Shopping electrical appliances (4)

31. A Story about saving Why the sky is far away from the ground In the beginning the sky was very close to the ground. So close that you could raise your hand and touch him. And you could also it him!! Those times all the people had enough to feed themselves and they did not even need to work for that.... However, the people with time did not care anymore for the skys gift. They were cutting and eating more than they needed ….

32. A Story about saving Why the sky is far away from the ground

33. The wall newspaper (1)

34. The wall newspaper (2)

35. The wall newspaper (3) CLIP ART DID YOU KNOW…??? ARTICLES

36. The wall newspaper (4)

37. The wall newspaper (5)

38. The closing session (1)

39. The closing session (2)

40. The closing session (4) The certificate

41. The afternoon meeting with the teachers (1)

42. The afternoon meeting with the teachers (2)

43. Awareness campaign – First results Media dissemination 1.Articles promoting energy checks 2.Articles published before and after the school seminars – Rodiaki print version Rodiaki print version – Proodos print version Proodos print version 3.Press conference 4.Energy checks promotion through radio Future activities Energy saving tips broadcasted from radio stations

44. Awareness campaign – First results Web campaign 1.Facebook page 2.Twitter 3.Project website

45. Awareness campaign – First results Energy Info day Planned for the week 24 – 28 June as a European Sustainable Energy Week event Agenda to be defined The PROMISE project Demonstration of energy checks results Introduce to the public the voluntary energy checks task force Attract interest for more energy checks Presentation of energy saving tips Demonstration of schools seminars results Demonstrate the available tools and calculators etc.

46. Awareness campaign – First results Cooperation with multiplier organisations 1.Teachers trainings in 3 islands of the Dodecanese (Rhodes, Kos, Kalymnos) in collaboration with the 1 st and 2 nd degree education department of the Dodecanese 2.10 energy checks in 1 or 2 more islands of the DAFNI network

47. Lets save some more…