SHINE

About

Energy Cities staff involved

Anna Francis

Project Management & Overall Coordination

Abigail Mizzi

Project management

Alicia Funes Moro

Communications & Membership

Funding program

LIFE programme

Duration

2025 - 2028

Coordinators

Energy Cities

Partners

Ambiente Italia (IT), Autonoom Provinciebedrijf Kamp (BE), Ayuntamiento de Malgrat de Mar (ES), E' Nostra Societa Cooperativa (IT), Fundacio Europace (ES), Institut Catala ENergia (ES), Klimaan (BE), Plz Spoldzielnia (PL), R2m Solution (ES), Rescoop Eu, Verona, Warsaw (PL), Zuidtrant (BE)

Objectives of the project

SHINE brings together the strengths, resources & innovations of the existing LIFE ENERCOM project to accelerate the energy community movement across Europe.
SHINE will equip Local and Regional Authorities with the skills and tools they need to maximise opportunities and support for community energy.
Tangible results will be achieved through delivering operational support services in 4 national pilots in Spain, Italy, Belgium, and Poland, with replication in 11 additional Ambassador countries.

Main activities

• Optimising Europe’s One-Stop Shop (OSS) for Energy Communities: SHINE will review and enhance existing ENERCOM tools, integrating them into REScoop.eu’s Energy Community Platform  to create a new, comprehensive portal for LRAs. These tools, including a community energy accreditation scheme for municipalities, a match-making tool, business models, and adaptable templates, will be translated and shared on four national OSSs tailored to local contexts.
• Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building: The project will foster collaboration between LRAs, communities, and experts through peer-to-peer exchange, training, and technical support. The establishment of Europe’s first international working group on community energy OSSs will ensure the sharing of best practices, improving the sustainability and scalability of community energy support services, and boosting the evidence base on their impact.
• Implementation of Local Support Services: In each pilot area, LRAs will establish in-person OSSs to directly support community-led projects focusing on district heating, cooling, retrofitting, and renewable energy generation. These services will be designed with sustainability and local needs at their core.
• Dissemination and Replication: The developed tools, services, and methodologies will be disseminated through a strong Ambassador network, emphasizing replicable, sustainable models, and embedding inclusion, gender, and energy equity.

What is Energy Cities’ role in the project?

Energy Cities manages the overall coordination of the project.
It will also organise the capacity building activities, local peer-to-peer exchanges and will provide support to the pilot areas in the four stages of the community energy accreditation process.
Also, it is involved in the communication dissemination & replication through the network of 34 Ambassadors in 11 countries.