Periodo: 2021-2027

It will be carried out the elaboration of a Strategy and Action Plan to implement IV in vineyards of high ecological value in the SUDOE territory. This strategy will serve as a guide for the wine sector and authorities interested in improving SSEEs in vineyards, and will become an inspirational model for other regions. Key steps in strategy development include: 1. Study of European and Regional Strategies: Strategies will be examined at European and consortium countries level to identify successful practices. 2. Lessons Learned: Lessons learned during the project participation project will be incorporated into the strategy. 3. Strategic Objectives: Objectives addressing ecosystem protection, SSEE promotion and social welfare will be defined. 4. Strategic Lines: Strategic guidelines for the implementation of IV will be established. The Action Plan shall include: — Actions: Details of concrete actions, pilot projects and IV programmes. — Calendar: Deadlines for implementation of each action. — Responsibilities: Assigning roles to the actors involved. — Appeals: Identification of necessary human, financial and technical resources. In addition, specific dissemination activities will be carried out, such as the creation of a brochure, an informative video, microvideos with local testimonies, a final event, days in wine denominations of origin, contracts with specialised media and events in the cross-border area of Arribes and Alto Douro to share the results and benefits of the strategy approach. In short, the strategy and action plan seek to promote sustainability and quality in SUDOE vineyards through IV, leveraging previous knowledge and sharing lessons learned with the sector and local authorities.

The development of a joint transnational strategy aimed at promoting local development of local development through the generation, storage and use of green hydrogen as an integrated energy vector in local energy communities contributes to the RC083 Programme Performance Indicator. The strategic plan will build on the outcomes and learnings of the WG1 preparatory studies and the implementation of the predictive platform and hydrogen integration models. In this sense, it seeks to offer individualised solutions to energy communities, with special attention to rural areas, starting from the previous analysis of the context and challenges of the Sudoe space. In addition, the testing of the pilot actions will allow to establish strategic actions for their replicability in other regions and in the energy communities identified previously. The strategic plan will be disseminated to companies in the sector, clusters, educational and R & D institutions, partnerships and especially between competent authorities, energy agencies and CELs with transferability potential.