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08 Feb 22

Spanish government launches support schemes for renewable energy communities

The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has opened two calls for grants for pilot projects for energy communities (CE IMPLEMENTA programme), endowed with 40 million euros, which will promote social innovation and...

18 Jan 22

The community energy stakeholders pushing the energy transition

Following the successful establishment of the Country Desks in each of the COME RES project's countries, a total of 1,185 stakeholders have taken part in COME RES kick-off meetings, thematic workshops and policy round-tables over a period of 14...

12 Jan 22

Things are moving, let’s speed up!

Community energy has come a long way in Europe and is promising to become the backbone for a more decentralised and flexible Energy Union, in which citizens increasingly turn into active (renewable) energy prosumers, participating in Europe’s...

06 Dec 21

Urban planning and renewable energy communities

INTERVIEW WITH FRANCESCO DOMENICO MOCCIA, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF URBANISM (INU) IN ITALY. BY VIRNA VENERUCCI, (COME RES PARTNER) ECOAZIONI.   Climate change is transforming the way we think about territories and...

01 Dec 21

Promoting energy communities in Spain: COME RES at the International Energy and Environment Fair (GENERA 2021)

On 17 November 2021, the COME RES team in Spain showcased and promoted the work of the project, in advancing renewable energy communities, at the International Energy and Environment Fair, GENERA 2021, which focussed on the theme "The Opportunities...

26 Oct 21

The challenge of scaling up energy communities - EUSEW side event

On Friday 20 October 2021, COME RES came together with its ‘Horizon sister projects’ - COMETS, NEWCOMERS and SOCIALRES - for the online European Sustainable Energy Week side event, focusing on energy communities, their role in the energy...