On 7 May 2026, the SHAREN project was presented at the “Shake Up: Resilient & Sustainable Pathways in Building Renovation Symposium”, hosted by TU Delft. Representing the Valencia Institute of Building (IVE), Raquel Llorca introduced SHAREN during the session “Technical and social dimensions of energy efficiency & circularity”.
Her presentation focused on how energy communities can become a key driver for sustainable building renovation and urban resilience. By combining shared renewable energy systems with renovation measures such as façade insulation, heating and cooling upgrades, and energy monitoring, SHAREN shows how historic neighbourhoods can reduce energy demand, improve collective self-consumption and increase local energy autonomy.
The presentation also highlighted the social value of this approach. Energy communities can help protect households from energy price increases, support vulnerable residents and enable citizens to take an active role in the energy transition through collaboration and shared decision-making.
The symposium offered a valuable space to exchange experiences with other European initiatives working on resilient renovation pathways, climate adaptation and citizen-centred transformation of the built environment.
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