The REFORMERS Project started work in November 2023, completing its first reporting period in January 2025. During this first working period (out of total four), the Consortium focused on setting up the implementation plan and an action plan in detail. The project is managed, implemented and monitored on WP level, that allows a level of flexibility, while the Executive Board (Coordinator and WP leaders) ensures that risks, if any, are monitored and mitigated, that resources spending remains within limits and that the project remains on track of succeeding in its objectives.
While work is ongoing in all WPs, our main attention went to WP3, of only 10 months duration, and WP4, that implements the Project Flagship Valley. These 2 WPs work closely together, not only the Beneficiaries, but also multiple stakeholders of the Boekelermeer (Flagship Valley, Alkmaar/ND) that are directly involved in the Project. The Flagship Valley Partners and related WPs are working tirelessly to finalize the Implementation Plan in dteail and begin installations.
WP5 is developing the digital twin for energy valleys and the ontology is already in place. WP6 has been working closely with replication valleys to gather requirements in order to start developing the energy toolbox; beta versions of the different tools will be ready in RP02. WP7, having started only on M8, is working together with WP6 towards the assessment of the replication valleys and WP8 (M8) only recently started working on KPI assessment and monitoring.
The technical work is progressing under the guidance and coordination of WP1, that is supporting the implementation horizontally; data management, reporting and monitoring are continuous, with the cooperation of all partners.
WP2 has been very active since the very beginning of the project; having developed the Communication and Dissemination Plan, multiple actions are currently taking place to promote the project and its brand. Multiple liaisons have been established and resulted into bilateral cooperations with other EU projects and initiatives. Many products have been delivered (communication package, press releases and newsletters, communication material) and many activities have been implemented (workshops organization, workshops participation, conference participation, magazine interviews, liaison with other EU projects and initiatives). The project Advisory Board is up and running.
In the first 15 months of the project, any actual results are still under development and first or beta versions or first drafts are expected in RP02.
