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28 Nov 22

German country desk concludes: Failing energy sharing is the achilles heel for the mainstreaming of renewable energy communities

On November 23, 2022 the second and final status meeting of the German country desk was organised online by the Freie Universität Berlin in cooperation with the Wind Energy Service Unit of the Thuringian Energy and GreenTech Agency (ThEGA). The...

11 Nov 22

Italian – Latvian renewable energy community exchange visits

What do Latvian renewable energy communities have in common with their Italian counterparts? As it turns out, a lot. Within the framework of the COME RES project, a group of Latvian renewable energy stakeholders – including representatives from...

10 Nov 22

How to transfer a best practice energy community – insights from a real case example of the ‘Energy Gardens’

Renewable energy communities are spreading throughout Europe, in different shapes and forms, and to varying degrees of success. Since all are in the energy community movement together, with similar aims and visions of a more democratic and just...

07 Nov 22

Energy efficiency in Hadeland, Norway

As the first green municipalities in Norway, Gran, Lunner and Jevnaker have implemented many climate measures and are setting good examples of how to create local and innovative energy communities using bioenergy. Energigården [The Energy...

27 Oct 22

The new Energy Community Platform is out - and ready to help energy communities move forward!

Energy communities are putting energy back in the hands of people and building a new energy system that works for all. A brand new website, the Energy Community Platform, gathers tools and resources to help energy communities grow and advance their...

24 Oct 22

1 Municipality – 1 REC, can it be done?

Can we develop at least one renewable energy community (REC) per municipality above 10,000 residents by 2025? The EU Solar Energy Strategy claims we can. In light of the current energy crisis and the consequences of the war in Ukraine, the relevance...