Living Labs in the Energy Education Sector: Bridging Academia, Industry, and Communities

Authors Konstantinos Karamarkos, Athina Krestou, Theofano Kollatou
Publication date 2025
Type Lecture

Summary

Living Labs are vibrant, open innovation ecosystems where research and development take place in real-world settings instead of isolated laboratory environments. Through a structured co-creation process, they position citizens and end-users at the heart of innovation, ensuring that emerging solutions are both cutting-edge and deeply aligned with real-life needs. In the energy sector, Living Labs play a crucial role in accelerating the transition toward sustainable, efficient, and user-driven energy systems. They enable testing and validation of technologies such as smart grids, renewable integration, and energy efficiency measures in real-life contexts, fostering collaboration between industry, academia, policymakers, and communities to drive the clean energy transition.

Language Engels
Key words living labs, energy, sustainability, education
Digital Object Identifier 10.48544/0ae72b77-2051-4d5a-9043-680e4f9d28ba

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