The Belgian Stakeholder Desk
In Belgium, the country desk focuses on Flanders. It brings together relevant policy makers, market actors and stakeholders with a thematic focus on community energy in the field of integrated solutions like community micro-grids or virtual power plants. The province of Limburg and West-Flanders serve as target regions and the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish-Brabant and East-Flanders as model regions.
In Flanders, a regional decree is currently being drafted which will transpose the Electricity Market Directive (IEMD) and Recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII), including the provisions for energy communities. Nevertheless, forms of RECs already exist in Flanders. Energy cooperatives have united themselves under the umbrella organisation ‘REScoop Vlaanderen’. According to the REScoop website, 17 energy cooperatives are active in Flanders, and an estimated 70.000 Flemish citizens own shares. Most of these cooperatives are volunteer-based and focus on renewable energy production, mainly through rooftop PV and on shore wind. In addition, new renewable energy communities are being set-up in the context of Research and Innovation programmes and pilot projects such as RE/SOURCED, Antwerp Circular South, cVPP and Rolecs.
The country desk organises regular and solution-oriented stakeholder dialogues and actively engages experts and stakeholders from the model and target regions. The involved stakeholders accompany the operational work and tasks of COME RES, provide advice, and support the dissemination of the project results and solutions within their respective interest groups. The desk comprises policy labs dedicated to the transposition and implementation of RED II.
Stakeholders
Resources
Policy Brief 4: Short-term actions to meet long-term visions
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COME RES has been facilitating the market uptake of...
Publication Date: 27 Feb 2023
Author: Arthur Hinsch (ICLEI Europe), Michael Krug (FUB), Maria Rosaria Di Nucci (FUB) and Lucy Russell (ICLEI Europe)
Factsheet 4: The COME RES Stakeholder Desks – paving the way for renewable energy communities
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One of the objectives of COME RES was to engage with major...
Publication Date: 22 Feb 2023
Author: Arthur Hinsch and Lucy Russell (ICLEI Europe)
Report of the 3rd Dutch/Flemish country desk and policy lab & thematic workshop
In Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands, the project's partners, VITO, TUEindhoven and REScoop.eu, aim to have a regular dialogue with...
Publication Date: 20 Oct 2022
Author: Erika Meynaerts, Erik Laes (VITO/Energyville), Rien de Bont (TU/e), Sara Tachelet (RESCOOP.eu)
Policy Brief 3: Close, but not quite there
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The deadlines for transposing the Integrated Electricity Marke...
Publication Date: 16 Sep 2022
Author: Arthur Hinsch, Carsten Rothballer (ICLEI Europe) and Michael Krug, Maria-Rosaria Di Nucci (FUB)
Factsheet 2: Municipalities and renewable energy communities – a perfect match
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Best practice renewable energy communities (RECs) are on the...
Publication Date: 05 Apr 2022
Author: Arthur Hinsch, Carsten Rothballer and Lucy Russell (ICLEI Europe)
Presentation from the second Dutch/Flemish country desk and policy lab meeting
The presentation from the second Dutch/Flemish country desk and policy lab meeting, which took place on 30/11/2021.
The full report of the...
Publication Date: 30 Nov 2021
Author: Erika Meynaerts, Kelsey van Maris (VITO/Energyville), Erik Laes (TU/e), Dirk Vansintjan, Sara Tachelet (RESCOOP.eu)
Report on second Dutch/Flemish country desk and policy lab
The second meeting of the Dutch/Flemish country desk took place on 30 November 2021. Dirk Vansintjan of REScoop.eu presented the current status...
Publication Date: 30 Nov 2021
Author: Erika Meynaerts, Kelsey van Maris (VITO/Energyville), Erik Laes (TU/e), Dirk Vansintjan, Sara Tachelet (RESCOOP.eu)
Factsheet 1: The Potential of Community Projects in the Renewable Energy Sector
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This factsheet provides a concise overview of...
Publication Date: 26 Oct 2021
Author: Arthur Hinsch & Lucy Russell (ICLEI), Erik Laes & Kellan Anfinson (TU/e) - with contributions from all project partners
The conditions for community energy to promote the energy transition
Renewable energy communities (RECs) can drive the uptake of renewables and social acceptance of the low-carbon energy transition in Europe. But...
Publication Date: 19 Nov 2021
Author: Karina Standal & Stine Aakre (CICERO) and Erik Laes (TU/e & VITO)
Het potentieel voor hernieuwbare energiegemeenschappen in de provincies Limburg en West-Vlaanderen
Samenvatting: Het potentieel voor hernieuwbare energiegemeenschappen in de provincies Limburg en West-Vlaanderen.
Publication Date: 19 Oct 2021
Author: Erika Meynaerts
Policy Brief 1: Renewable Energy Communities - Are we nearly there?
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Community energy has come a long way in Europe and is...
Publication Date: 30 Apr 2021
Author: Arthur Hinsch, Carsten Rothballer, Julia Kittel (ICLEI) - based on work by the COME RES partners
Verslag van de eerste Belgisch/Nederlandse Thematische Workshop en Policy Lab
Publication Date: 25 May 2021
Author: Erika Meynaerts (VITO/Energyville), Erik Laes (TU/e), Sara Tachelet (RESCOOP.eu)
Report on first thematic workshop and policy lab of the Belgian/Dutch Country Desk
Note: Original Dutch version is available above.
The first thematic workshop and policy lab took place on 25 May 2021. During this thematic...
Publication Date: 25 May 2021
Author: Erika Meynaerts (VITO/Energyville), Erik Laes (TU/e), Sara Tachelet (RESCOOP.eu)
Presentations first Belgian/Dutch Thematic Workshop and Policy Lab
Publication Date: 25 May 2021
Verslag van de Belgisch/Nederlandse country desk meeting
Report on the joint Kick Off Meeting of the Belgian and Dutch Stakeholder Desks, held on 19. January 2021. The Report is available in Dutch only.
Publication Date: 05 Feb 2021
Author: Erika Meynaerts, Sarah Delvaux, Erik Laes, Gunter Bombaerts, Dirk Vansintjan, Sara Tachelet
