IDEA Toolkit: Technology Enhanced Learning for Energy Poverty

Energy Poverty is a condition where individuals cannot afford to use adequate energy services to keep their households in a comfortable living condition, comprising a significant social challenge to the European Union. Household visits to collect and analyze energy data and define potential solutions is one of the more prominent methods used by experts to fight Energy Poverty. Likewise, education and awareness are considered to be equally important. Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) enriches education utilizing technological means. In this work, we present (1) the needs analysis in the field of fighting energy poverty; and (2) the development of a set of innovative digital tools, as a means to fight Energy Poverty including TEL in the field of Energy; dedicated training for Energy Advisors; general information for the public; tools for assisting experts during household visits and tools to help individuals estimate energy savings. The research was done under the Erasmus+ EU-funded project IDEA: "Innovative Direction in Energy Advising".