Energy democracy

Energy efficiency & Buildings

European policies

22/01/2025

Every year, in January – the month of good wishes-, our editorial coincides with the Davos Forum. And every year, the analysis of the risks […]

Interviews

City interventions for better health and against energy poverty

Interview with Victoria Pellicer and Agnes Losonci (Valencia and Obuda-Bekasmegyer)

Urban planning & Vision

Fair economies

13/01/2025

This show is about how local governments can provide answers and concrete help, especially to those that are already in fragile or complicated situations. How can they be supportive in urgency situations while creating long-term conditions that bring wellbeing?

News

Here’s how energy communities sounded in 2024

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Heating & Cooling

Renewables

Urban planning & Vision

16/12/2024

This is not a “best of the year” article. But with all of us being very busy non-stop, it is possible that you may have […]

Interviews

“Housing, health, energy provisions: We need to connect a little bit more those things.”

Interview with Dr. Lucie Middlemiss and Beverley Searle, University of Leeds

Lifestyle & Behaviour

Energy retrofitting

Fossil-free cities

04/12/2024

Since the energy crisis started a few years ago, we hear more often about energy or fuel poverty. But how often do we talk about the concrete challenges and also the coping strategies of the people affected by it? And what does it mean for people’s health when they live in very cold or very hot homes?

Advocacy

Powering communities: principles for a fair, sustainable Citizens’ Energy Package

How to broaden participation and inclusion in the energy transition?

02/12/2024

Community energy projects are essential for driving a fair and just energy transition, offering a concrete way for citizens, communities, and SMEs to actively participate […]

News

Building energy communities in one of Italy’s most vulnerable regions

Insights from Felipe Barroco, Modena Energy and Sustainability Agency

28/11/2024

In Campania, Italy, 200 households in social housing will soon have the opportunity to get their homes warm (or cool) and comfortable thanks to affordable renewable energy.

Interviews

Islanders against all odds: Community energy strategies in a small paradise in Croatia

Interview with Franjo Toić, public official at Cres municipality & Ugo Toić, Director of the public Island Development Agency OTRA

03/09/2024

Ugo and Franjo are working on building the first community-owned ground-mounted PV installation on the island. But as the Croatian law still makes it very difficult to register and run an energy community, they do so through an energy cooperative that has this special feature of including two municipalities as members. This is quite unique in Croatia and uncommon in the EU.

Interviews

“Degrowth is a pretty loaded term on its own”

Interview with Chris Giotitsas, Peer to Peer Lab and CommonEn energy community

Renewables