Lorena Sánchez Relaño is an innovation consultant in R2M Solution Spain and manager of Horizon Europe InterPED and FEDECOM projects. She holds a MScEng and a BScEng (Hons) Degree in Energy Engineering, both by the Polytechnic University of Madrid, where she is currently doing a PhD in Environmental Research, Modelling and Risk Assessment. Lorena has more than 6 years of experience working on EU-funded projects, addressing a wide variety of areas such as community energy, smart grids, EU policy, energy efficiency services or innovative business models.