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Here’s how energy communities sounded in 2024

Here’s how energy communities sounded in 2024

Podcast episodes you may have missed

Participative governance
Heating & Cooling
Renewables
Energy democracy
Urban planning & Vision
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Community energy

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 […]
Publications
Local Citizens’ Assemblies on Climate and Energy

Local Citizens’ Assemblies on Climate and Energy

Inspiring examples and takeaways from on-the-ground experiences of climate assemblies

Participative governance
Citizen engagement
Local governance

29/11/2024

Learn from concrete experiences of local citizens' assemblies on climate, reinforcing public participation and enhancing policymaking.
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Building energy communities in one of Italy’s most vulnerable regions

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

Insights from Felipe Barroco, Modena Energy and Sustainability Agency

Participative governance
Energy democracy
Community energy

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.
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Democracy at every level

Democracy at every level

Policy Op-ed

Participative governance
Citizen engagement
Local governance

21/11/2024

November 2024 marks Trump’s return to power. A reflection of the ‘Trumpification’ of the world. Every territory is affected; it’s a global epidemic, accompanied by […]
Publications
Transformation agencies to involve local economic actors in the green and energy transition

Transformation agencies to involve local economic actors in the green and energy transition

Examples from Valencia, Vienna and Leuven

Participative governance
Emissions reduction
Local governments
Economic models
Multilevel Governance
Local governance

04/11/2024

To meet their ambitious climate objectives, such as becoming climate neutral, several cities are developing new tools like local agencies to bring together and transform […]
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European cities should be able to contribute to Energy and Climate laws. This peer learning programme may make it possible.

European cities should be able to contribute to Energy and Climate laws. This peer learning programme may make it possible.

Participative governance
Multilevel Governance
Local governance

04/11/2024

After two years of experimentation in six Member States, it’s time to share the conclusions with other countries and to support them in implementing permanent multilevel dialogues to work on national Energy and Climate laws.
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No excuse to get smarter on community energy

No excuse to get smarter on community energy

Espresso training now available in more languages

Participative governance
Renewables
Tools & Capacity building
Community energy

03/10/2024

As we want the community energy movement to be active all around Europe, we want to make sure municipal employees do have the skills for it. That is why our Espresso training is now also available in languages other than English.
Interviews
Navigating public perception on renewable energy projects

Navigating public perception on renewable energy projects

Interview with Jonas Holmstrom and Niklas Karlsson

Participative governance
Renewables
Community energy

02/10/2024

In the municipality of Kökar (Finland) an energy community around solar, urban wind and storage was meant to bring new flexibility to the island’s energy system. You will hear that this has turned into a bad adventure with 1 or 2 strong and loud opponents who managed to sabotage the project.
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Grenoble shows us how to meaningfully involve citizens in the transition

Grenoble shows us how to meaningfully involve citizens in the transition

Grenoble’s Citizen Convention for the Climate as an inspiring case of local climate assemblies

Participative governance
Climate neutrality
Citizen engagement
Local governments
Local governance

06/09/2024

Get inspired by Grenoble Alpes Métropole’s Citizen Convention for the Climate, an example of meaningful citizen participation in climate planning at local level.
Interviews
Islanders against all odds: Community energy strategies in a small paradise in Croatia

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

Participative governance
Renewables
Energy democracy
Citizen engagement
Community energy

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.

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FEEL

FEEL

Frugal cities through Energy Efficiency and Low-tech communities
FEEL

How can you do more with less? European public authorities have to meet increasing demands, but with less money. Thinking bigger, the problem is also […]

SSH CENTRE EU

SSH CENTRE EU

Social Sciences and Humanities for Climate, Energy aNd Transport Research Excellence
SSH CENTRE EU

SSH CENTRE is a Horizon Europe project representing the cross-European Centre of Research Excellence for Climate-Energy-Mobility Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH). The project will engage […]

LIFE LOOP – Local Ownership Of Power

LIFE LOOP – Local Ownership Of Power

We support cities and citizens in creating their energy community.
LIFE LOOP – Local Ownership Of Power

Developing support mechanisms for energy communities and citizen-led initiatives in sustainable energy

Energy Communities Repository

Energy Communities Repository

Energy Communities Repository

Launched by the European Commission, the Energy Communities Repository aims to support and monitor energy communities’ activities across Europe, within the framework of a just […]