Programme nearbyRepair & ReuseBrasiliaBuild circuits and learn energy efficiencyBuild circuits and learn energy efficiency SESI Lab's Maker and Biomaker rooms teach energy through your hands. In Construindo circuitos com massinha, participants sculpt modelling clay, test which materials conduct, light an LED, and end up talking about careful use of electricity. The oficina sits on the museum's Eficiência Energética thematic axis and its CTSA framing asks participants to propose their own conscious-consumption actions. What you can do - Check the programação and register for the day's oficinas at opening time (box office, kiosks, or the official ticket platform) - Read the open workshop records and tutorials in the acervo, such as circuitos com massinha and insetos elétricos, then rebuild them in a classroom or at home - Ask about Maker and Biomaker sessions and short courses through O SESI Lab - Use the same recipes to start a household conversation about where the electricity actually goes How it works Places are limited and filled by arrival order; some activities hand out passwords about 30 minutes before the start. Biomaker is presented as a rare public lab of its kind in Brazil. Each oficina is published in the digital acervo with its curricular links, references, and a build tutorial, so the recipes stay usable far outside the museum. Why it matters Closing your first circuit is where energy stops being a bill and becomes something you can reason about: what conducts, what wastes, and what you can repair yourself.makerelectronicsworkshop +2
Programme nearbyEnergyWashington DCSmartWay Transport PartnershipCleaner freight through voluntary efficiency SmartWay is a public-private partnership between EPA and the freight industry that helps shippers, carriers, and logistics companies improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. What you can do - Ask local businesses and municipalities to ship goods only with SmartWay carriers - Advocate for clean freight policies in your city's climate action plan - Support warehouse districts transitioning to electric yard equipment alongside SmartWay partners How to participate - Review partner lists and tools at SmartWay - Encourage regional logistics hubs to enrol and publish efficiency metrics Why it matters Freight pollution concentrates near ports and industrial corridors. Community pressure on shippers accelerates cleaner supply chains that neighbours breathe every day.freighttransportefficiency +2
Programme nearbyEnergyBerlinGermany: 80 Millionen gemeinsam für Energiewechsel in BerlinGermany: 80 Millionen gemeinsam für Energiewechsel in Berlin Germany's 80 Millionen gemeinsam für Energiewechsel (80 Million Together for the Energy Transition) campaign mobilises households, companies, and municipalities to participate actively in the national energy transition in Berlin. It includes Energiewechsel.de: a multilingual portal with articles, videos, tutorials, and FAQs: plus regional information booths and webinars. What you can do - Lower heating temperatures, switch to LED lighting, and track savings using portal guides - Apply for BEG (Federal Funding for Efficient Buildings) subsidies for heat pumps, insulation, and renewables - Host a neighbourhood energy-saving workshop using campaign materials How to participate - Visit Energiewechsel.de (linked from the national campaign) - Join municipal events and webinars listed on the portal Why it matters Behaviour change sticks when backed by funding and local booths: not guilt alone. Germany's campaign pairs everyday habits with renovation finance.campaignefficiencybuildings +2
Programme nearbyEnergyParisFrance: Energy Sobriety (Sobriété Énergétique)Collective energy saving with joy, not austerity France's Sobriété Énergétique campaign encourages households and organisations to reduce energy use through practical, shared actions: lowering demand while maintaining comfort and solidarity during price shocks. What you can do - Adopt sobriety tips that focus on heating, lighting, and standby power - Organise building-level challenges with neighbours and share results - Pair personal actions with advocacy for building retrofits in your arrondissement How to participate - Use national sobriety guides distributed through municipalities and utilities - Connect local efforts with France's wider efficiency and climate programmes Why it matters Sobriety framed as collective care: not sacrifice: builds trust during crises and opens the door to deeper retrofits.energy sobrietyefficiencyFrance +2
Programme nearbyCommunityBarcelonaSpain: Barcelona Energy Advice PointsOne-stop shops for efficiency and energy poverty relief Since 2017, Barcelona has run 11 Energy Advice Points integrated into municipal housing offices. Multidisciplinary teams help residents: especially vulnerable households: upgrade home efficiency, access social tariffs, and avoid supply disconnections. What you can do - Walk in to an Energy Advice Point for personalised bill and retrofit guidance - Volunteer or train as an energy advisor through the programme's employment pathway - Replicate the one-stop-shop model in your city using Barcelona's public documentation How to participate - Visit a municipal Energy Advice Point in Barcelona - Cities outside Spain can adapt the model with IEA case-study evidence for funding pitches Why it matters Over 37 000 people assisted in 2024 alone; 96% of households receiving bill relief were in social vulnerability. Advice points turn abstract efficiency policy into door-level care.adviceBarcelonaefficiency +2
Programme nearbyEnergySão PauloInvite SENAI to map energy savings on your factory floorInvite SENAI to map energy savings on your factory floor PotencializEE brings SENAI specialists into small and medium industrial plants to find cheaper, cleaner kilowatt-hours. GIZ coordinates with Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy. The programme began in São Paulo and now reaches partner states including Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina. What you can do - Inscreva sua indústria for a free SENAI pre-diagnosis visit at your plant - Walk the shop floor with the specialist: compressed air, boilers, heat pumps, refrigeration, and motors often hide quick wins - If the pre-diagnosis shows strong potential, take the subsidised deeper diagnosis (about 60% of that step's cost on published pages) and follow credit pathways (FINEP, Desenvolve SP guarantee fund where eligible) - Pass the signup link to neighbouring industrial SMEs in your cluster so the whole district gets leaner together How it works Register online. SENAI contacts eligible industrial SMEs (revenue and headcount caps are on the signup page), schedules a plant visit, and lists concrete savings measures. This pathway is for workplaces, not households. Why it matters Factories that measure and trim energy waste keep more money in the business and put cleaner production on the neighbourhood map.efficiencyfactorysenai +2
Programme nearbyEnergySaarbrückenBook free energy advice in SaarbrückenBook free energy advice in Saarbrücken Saarbrücken points residents to free energy advice, including Verbraucherzentrale Saarland at Trierer Straße 40. Saarbrücken has no city energy co-op to join yet. The old KlikKS funding stream ended in 2025, so this path is free advice, not a grant. What you can do - Use the city overview to book energy advice - Call Verbraucherzentrale Saarland on +49 681 5008915 for an appointment at Trierer Straße 40, 66111 Saarbrücken - Ask ARGE Solar about the Stromspar-Check if you need a low-income household path (Altenkesseler Straße 17) How it works Advice is free at the listed desks. Bring bills and a sense of whether you rent or own. Solarpunker does not book the slot: call the Verbraucherzentrale or follow the city page. Why it matters A short, independent session can cut waste in lamps, heat, and fabric before anyone sells you a kit.adviceefficiencyphotovoltaic +1
Programme nearbyEnergyWolfsburgVisit the Wolfsburg energy and funding deskVisit the Wolfsburg energy and funding desk Wolfsburger EnergieAgentur GmbH offers free, independent advice on building efficiency, renewables, and 2026 support programmes. The city energy eG is closed to new members until new projects exist. Do not treat this desk as an open cooperative. What you can do - Visit the customer office in Nordkopf Tower, Heßlinger Straße 1-5, 38440 Wolfsburg - Call 05361 8918-235 or -236 during desk hours - Ask how renovation measures can be combined, and which steps would damage the building if done in the wrong order How it works Monday to Wednesday 08:30 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 15:00. Thursday 12:00 to 15:00, and other times by appointment. Some energy-consultant services are state-funded. The agency can tell you which ones. Why it matters A funding map on paper is slower than a desk that already knows Wolfsburg stock and the current programme year.advicefundingefficiency +1
Programme nearbyEnergyLeverkusenBook VZ energy advice in LeverkusenBook VZ energy advice in Leverkusen Verbraucherzentrale NRW runs a Leverkusen office for consumer and energy questions. Leverkusen has no city energy co-op to join yet, and the city PV grant is closed. Use independent advice instead of a vanished subsidy. What you can do - Check hours and contact on the Leverkusen advice office page - Drop in at Dönhoffstraße 27, 51373 Leverkusen, or use the statewide phone 0211 54 22 22 11 - Confirm energy-session fees on the Verbraucherzentrale price list before you book How it works Typical desk hours (September 2026): Monday 09:00-13:00, Tuesday 13:30-17:30, Wednesday closed, Thursday 13:30-17:30, Friday 09:00-13:00. On 23 September 2026 the office may be appointment-only because of an internal event. Buses: Rathaus-Galerie or Leverkusen Mitte. Why it matters Independent advice still works when a municipal grant window has shut.adviceefficiencyverbraucherzentrale +1
