Open Innovation Call #2

+CityxChange Open Innovation Calls are an invitation to the public to participate in the work of the +CityxChange Project in Limerick. We are working to develop a Positive Energy District in the city; an area which produces more energy than it consumes. The project is supported by the EU Horizon 2020 programme, and the project team includes Limerick City and County Council, University of Limerick, Smart MPower, GKinetic, and ESB Networks among others.

Open Innovation Calls are an opportunity to test out new ideas, prototypes, and services, with support from +CityxChange partners. Ideas are tested in real life settings for a set period of time - up to 12 months - and we welcome interest from citizens, makers, creatives, start-ups, businesses, and other stakeholders.

Our first Open Innovation Call, run last year, supported five projects re-imagining Limerick’s Laneways.

This second Open Innovation Call will support projects that explore ways to improve how Limerick City uses energy. We’re looking for ideas that can help us to reduce the amount of energy used, and increase the energy generated by residents, businesses, and others in the City Centre. The theme includes:

• Encouraging the development of energy communities and cooperatives (what would help people to work together to save/generate energy?)
• Using sensors and data to understand energy and renewables (how might we measure different kinds of energy use/production in the city?)
• Enabling decision-making on energy usage by individuals and communities (how do we help people to take control of their energy use?)
• Supporting energy saving activities including recycling, waste management improvements, and smarter production methods
• And other innovations that support communities to take an active part in the energy transition.

Timeline

Applications for the Open Innovation Call are now closed.

Details of the successful project will be released shortly.