Flip-EC showcases behavioural energy efficiency at European Sustainable Energy Week 2026

30 June 2026

On 10th and 11th of June, Flip-EC Project Lead Alvine Datchoua-Tirvaudey from the Hanseatic City of Lübeck’s Building Management Department (Hansestadt Lübeck Gebäudemanagement, Fachbereich Planen und Bauen) represented our project at the joint stand “Cohesion Policy: Bridging Regions for a Sustainable Future | C4T & Interreg”. The stand was hosted together with the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), Interreg, Interact, the Interreg Baltic Sea Region project Easy Energy, represented by Hanse-Parlament, as well as the Interreg North Sea Region projects NESSIE and FREIIA, both represented by New Energy Coalition. The Hanseatic City of Lübeck took the opportunity to present Flip-EC’s approach to behavioural energy efficiency.

EUSEW is one of Europe’s key annual events dedicated to renewable energy, energy efficiency and the clean energy transition. The 2026 edition marked the 20th European Sustainable Energy Week and was held under the overarching theme “A clean, secure and competitive Energy Union”. The event brought together policymakers, public authorities, EU projects, industry representatives, civil society organisations, researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, present solutions and discuss the future of sustainable energy in Europe.

Flip-EC’s participation at the stand was the result of a successful joint application with Easy Energy. During the event, this collaboration proved highly successful, as the two projects complemented each other very well in conversations with visitors: while Easy Energy focuses on technical energy efficiency measures, Flip-EC addresses the role of awareness, participation, communication and structural change in reducing energy consumption.

A particular highlight of Flip-EC’s presence at the stand was the use of interactive formats. Visitors were invited to engage with our project through the Energy Efficiency Quiz, a digital feedback wall, and an activity using an analogue bar chart with tubes and beads, allowing visitors to vote for the most effective participatory and collaborative energy-saving measure. These formats encouraged active participation and helped start conversations about how people understand energy efficiency and what kinds of measures they consider most impactful.

In this context, the voting on energy-saving measures attracted particular attention. Among all options, the Energy Detectives proved especially popular among voters. Energy Detectives is an experiential education format focused on energy literacy and climate education for young people aged approximately 8 and above. It combines physical activity, enquiry-based learning and hands-on experience, making it suitable for school classes, youth groups, holiday programmes and specialist settings.

During EUSEW, Flip-EC interacted with a diverse range of stakeholders. These included representatives of NGOs, companies, other Interreg programmes and projects, teachers and governmental representatives. Many visitors wanted to learn more about the project and its behavioural approach to energy efficiency, while others were drawn in by the games and interactive elements.

In addition to representing Flip-EC at the stand, Alvine Datchoua-Tirvaudey attended the session “Cross-Border Energy Communities and interregional cooperation: fostering the development of energy communities across borders”. The session addressed a topic closely linked to Flip-EC’s broader interest in cooperation-based approaches to the energy transition.

Flip-EC’s participation in EUSEW 2026 helped strengthen links with related European initiatives and gather valuable feedback from visitors with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The event also confirmed the value of combining technical solutions with behavioural approaches and interactive engagement formats. The insights gained in Brussels will feed into the further development of Flip-EC’s solutions and support our piloting activities.