Step-WISE Support Entities Directory
The Step-WISE matchmaking platform allows municipalities to connect with Step-WISE partners and intermediary support entities who can provide training and/or consultancy on the Step-WISE toolkit, helping them initiate or further advance their Clean Energy Transition Plan (CETP) development. Choose your location below to browse our directory of Step-WISE experts.
Traza Consultoría S.L.L.
TRAZA is a social and environmental consultancy with over 15 years of experience supporting public authorities in advancing a just energy transition. Specialized in participatory governance and co-design, the organization facilitates multi-stakeholder processes to integrate social, gender, and generational equity into climate and energy policies, with a strong focus on Energy Communities and tackling energy poverty.
Website: www.trazaconsultoria.com/en/
Email: penelope.lopez@trazaconsultoria.com
CERES, Comunidades Energéticas para el Reto Ecológico y Social
CERES is a non-profit supporting local authorities in designing inclusive Clean Energy Transition Plans. Specializing in Renewable Energy Communities, CERES provides guidance, governance frameworks, and tools to foster citizen participation, tackle energy poverty, and build resilient, just, and democratic local energy systems.
Website: www.comunidadceres.es
Email: raymond.sterling@comunidadceres.es
Máster en Energías Renovables y Medio Ambiente (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
The Master's Degree in Renewable Energy and the Environment at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), organised by the Higher Technical School of Engineering and Industrial Design, is worth 60 European credits and focuses on engineering applied to the resolution of real cases involving renewable energy projects and processes, with the aim of facilitating direct integration into the professional sector, addressing topics such as software, legislation, economic profitability analysis and environmental feasibility.
Website: www.upm.es
Email: julio.amador@upm.es
Consejo Insular de la Energía de Gran Canaria (CIEGC)
Consejo Insular de la Energía de Gran Canaria (CIEGC) is the public energy agency of the Island
Council of Gran Canaria, leading the island’s energy transition. As Covenant of Mayors
Coordinator, it supports municipalities in developing and implementing Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans. CIEGC has developed the Island Climate Change and Circular Economy Strategies, promotes renewable energy and energy communities, manages public funding
programmes, and collaborates with European partners to accelerate decarbonisation and
strengthen local resilience.
Website: www.energiagrancanaria.com
Email: info@energiagrancanaria.com
Phone: (+34) 928 39 97 13
R2M Solution
R2M is an integrated, multidisciplinary innovation and consulting company committed to bridging the gap between research and market implementation in the fields of Engineering, Energy, Sustainability, ICT and Innovative Products. It conducts research and provides engineering, energy, and ICT consulting services. It also offers digitalisation services for the real estate sector using cutting-edge technologies.
Website: www.r2msolution.com
Email: davide.quaggiotto@r2msolution.com
Phone: +39 3483787865
Sinloc
Sinloc is a consulting and investment group that promotes local development through the construction of infrastructure in Italy and Europe, with technical assistance, feasibility studies and direct investments in public-private partnership projects. The Sinloc Group brings together, around the parent company, instrumental subsidiaries focused on specific issues such as energy transition, food sustainability and impact assessment.
Website: www.sinloc.com
Email: info@sinloc.com
Phone: +39 049 845 6911
AISFOR
Aisfor is a private company with a strong focus on social impact, operating at European, national
and local levels to help ensure that the energy and ecological transitions are carried out in a fair
way. Founded in 2005 and based in Rome, it acts as promoter of initiatives and projects aimed at strengthening knowledge and capacities in the fields of the green transition, through an approach grounded in cross-sector expertise and collaboration among diverse
stakeholders.
Website: www.aisfor.it
Email: icuonzo@aisfor.it
RETE ASSIST ETS
RETE ASSIST is the national network for combating energy poverty. A point of reference for those promoting a just transition, RETE adopts a holistic and multidimensional approach, recognizing and integrating the social and technical aspects that characterize the condition of energy poverty.
Website: www.reteassist.it
Email: ragazzo@reteassist.it
Enercade srl
Lampante by Enercade is an innovative solution focused on accelerating the development and adoption of intelligent energy tools. It combines applied research, AI-driven design, and real-world experimentation to improve how users interact with energy systems, particularly within Renewable Energy Communities (RECs). Lampante bridges technology and human behavior, aiming to increase user engagement, reduce adoption barriers, and turn advanced energy platforms into practical, scalable tools for a sustainable green transition.
Website: www.lampante.ai
Email: marco@lampante.ai
Energy Agency of Plovdiv (EAP)
Energy Agency of Plovdiv (EAP) was established in 1999 as the first SAVE agency in Bulgaria with the mission to support local, regional and national authorities in delivering energy efficiency and RES policies. EAP is a recognized R&D organization in Bulgaria that develops and implements technical, environmental and social innovations in the field of EE and RES, energy efficient engineering solutions, modern renewable biofuels and bio-based materials.
Website: www.eap-save.eu
Email: eap@eap-save.eu
Phone: +359 32/ 62 57 54, +359 32/62 57 55
Cyprus Energy Agency
The Cyprus Energy Agency (CEA) is an independent, non-profit, and non-governmental organization, founded in 2009. The CEA enhances the role of Local Authorities in sustainable energy planning, providing technical support for developing and implementing actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. It supports the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy initiative, and has a vision for “a just, inclusive, and climate-resilient Cyprus, that is governed by the principles of sustainability”.
Website: www.cea.org.cy
Email: myrto.skouroupathi@cea.org.cy
Phone: +357 22667845
DeltaGrowth Ltd
DeltaGrowth is a sustainability and environmental consulting firm supporting municipalities, SMEs, and organisations in the planning and implementation of climate and clean energy initiatives. Our expertise includes greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, decarbonisation strategies, energy performance assessment, funding and grant support, and regulatory compliance aligned with EU frameworks.
Website: deltagrowth.eu
Email: aristotelis.nikolaou@deltagrowth.eu
IRENA – Istrian Regional Energy Agency Ltd.
IRENA was founded in 2009 by the Istrian Region to provide advisory services to public entities in the Region regarding energy and environmental protection issues. As the regional energy action plan developer, IRENA supports regional and local public authorities and stakeholders in the energy transition by proposing measures and monitoring their implementation.
Website: www.irena-istra.hr
Email: andrea.poldrugovac@irena-istra.hr
Traza Consultoría S.L.L.
TRAZA is a social and environmental consultancy with over 15 years of experience supporting public authorities in advancing a just energy transition. Specialized in participatory governance and co-design, the organization facilitates multi-stakeholder processes to integrate social, gender, and generational equity into climate and energy policies, with a strong focus on Energy Communities and tackling energy poverty.
Website: www.trazaconsultoria.com/en/
Email: penelope.lopez@trazaconsultoria.com
Phone: (+34) 928 39 97 13
CERES, Comunidades Energéticas para el Reto Ecológico y Social
CERES is a non-profit supporting local authorities in designing inclusive Clean Energy Transition Plans. Specializing in Renewable Energy Communities, CERES provides guidance, governance frameworks, and tools to foster citizen participation, tackle energy poverty, and build resilient, just, and democratic local energy systems.
Website: www.comunidadceres.es
Email: raymond.sterling@comunidadceres.es
Máster en Energías Renovables y Medio Ambiente (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
The Master's Degree in Renewable Energy and the Environment at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), organised by the Higher Technical School of Engineering and Industrial Design, is worth 60 European credits and focuses on engineering applied to the resolution of real cases involving renewable energy projects and processes, with the aim of facilitating direct integration into the professional sector, addressing topics such as software, legislation, economic profitability analysis and environmental feasibility.
Website: www.comunidadceres.es
Email: julio.amador@upm.es
Consejo Insular de la Energía de Gran Canaria (CIEGC)
Consejo Insular de la Energía de Gran Canaria (CIEGC) is the public energy agency of the Island
Council of Gran Canaria, leading the island’s energy transition. As Covenant of Mayors
Coordinator, it supports municipalities in developing and implementing Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans. CIEGC has developed the Island Climate Change and Circular Economy Strategies, promotes renewable energy and energy communities, manages public funding
programmes, and collaborates with European partners to accelerate decarbonisation and
strengthen local resilience.
Website: www.energiagrancanaria.com
Email: info@energiagrancanaria.com
Phone: (+34) 928 39 97 13
R2M Solution
R2M is an integrated, multidisciplinary innovation and consulting company committed to bridging the gap between research and market implementation in the fields of Engineering, Energy, Sustainability, ICT and Innovative Products. It conducts research and provides engineering, energy, and ICT consulting services. It also offers digitalisation services for the real estate sector using cutting-edge technologies.
Website: www.r2msolution.com
Email: davide.quaggiotto@r2msolution.com
Phone: +39 3483787865
Sinloc
Sinloc is a consulting and investment group that promotes local development through the construction of infrastructure in Italy and Europe, with technical assistance, feasibility studies and direct investments in public-private partnership projects. The Sinloc Group brings together, around the parent company, instrumental subsidiaries focused on specific issues such as energy transition, food sustainability and impact assessment.
Website: www.sinloc.com
Email: info@sinloc.com
Phone: +39 049 845 6911
AISFOR
Aisfor is a private company with a strong focus on social impact, operating at European, national
and local levels to help ensure that the energy and ecological transitions are carried out in a fair
way. Founded in 2005 and based in Rome, it acts as promoter of initiatives and projects aimed at strengthening knowledge and capacities in the fields of the green transition, through an approach grounded in cross-sector expertise and collaboration among diverse
stakeholders.
Website: www.aisfor.it
Email: icuonzo@aisfor.it
RETE ASSIST ETS
RETE ASSIST is the national network for combating energy poverty. A point of reference for those promoting a just transition, RETE adopts a holistic and multidimensional approach, recognizing and integrating the social and technical aspects that characterize the condition of energy poverty.
Website: www.reteassist.it
Email: ragazzo@reteassist.it
Energy Agency of Plovdiv (EAP)
Energy Agency of Plovdiv (EAP) was established in 1999 as the first SAVE agency in Bulgaria with the mission to support local, regional and national authorities in delivering energy efficiency and RES policies. EAP is a recognized R&D organization in Bulgaria that develops and implements technical, environmental and social innovations in the field of EE and RES, energy efficient engineering solutions, modern renewable biofuels and bio-based materials.
Website: www.eap-save.eu
Email: eap@eap-save.eu
Phone: +359 32/ 62 57 54, +359 32/62 57 55
Cyprus Energy Agency
The Cyprus Energy Agency (CEA) is an independent, non-profit, and non-governmental organization, founded in 2009. The CEA enhances the role of Local Authorities in sustainable energy planning, providing technical support for developing and implementing actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. It supports the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy initiative, and has a vision for “a just, inclusive, and climate-resilient Cyprus, that is governed by the principles of sustainability”.
Website: www.cea.org.cy
Email: myrto.skouroupathi@cea.org.cy
Phone: +357 22667845
DeltaGrowth Ltd
DeltaGrowth is a sustainability and environmental consulting firm supporting municipalities, SMEs, and organisations in the planning and implementation of climate and clean energy initiatives. Our expertise includes greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, decarbonisation strategies, energy performance assessment, funding and grant support, and regulatory compliance aligned with EU frameworks.
Website: deltagrowth.eu
Email: aristotelis.nikolaou@deltagrowth.eu
IRENA – Istrian Regional Energy Agency Ltd.
IRENA was founded in 2009 by the Istrian Region to provide advisory services to public entities in the Region regarding energy and environmental protection issues. As the regional energy action plan developer, IRENA supports regional and local public authorities and stakeholders in the energy transition by proposing measures and monitoring their implementation.
Website: www.irena-istra.hr
Email: andrea.poldrugovac@irena-istra.hr
