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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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Citizens’ Assemblies: no one said it was easy, but it’s worth it

Citizens’ Assemblies: no one said it was easy, but it’s worth it

Insights from Local and EU-Level Citizens’ Assemblies Shared at Our Forum in Valencia

Participative governance
Citizen engagement
Local governments
Local governance

06/08/2024

At this year’s annual forum in Valencia, we dove deeper into the topic of Citizens’ Assemblies, exploring the strengths and challenges of this exercise
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Community-building with coffee beans and roof tops

Community-building with coffee beans and roof tops

The community energy accreditation scheme brings everything together

Participative governance
Renewables
Community energy

17/07/2024

An energy system with strong participation from everyone is still something new to citizens as much as it is to SMEs or local administrations. Guess what? We have a set of tools that can help local governments understanding the community energy concept and allocating  their resources towards the right actions! Espresso is one of them.
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Walking on sunshine 🎶

Walking on sunshine 🎶

Local renewable energy stories harvested at Energy Cities’ Annual Forum

Participative governance
Energy efficiency & Buildings
Energy democracy
Community energy

09/07/2024

What better place than sun-filled Valencia, to talk about community-driven renewable projects! What better group of people, than the hundreds of city-makers that gathered in this dynamic Spanish city for Energy Cities’ Annual Forum End of June.
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Missed deadlines and missed goals: why have local authorities been underestimated in the NECP writing process?

Missed deadlines and missed goals: why have local authorities been underestimated in the NECP writing process?

Three days after the deadline, only four out of the twenty-seven member countries have submitted their NECP final versions.

Participative governance
Multilevel Governance
Local governance

03/07/2024

Stakeholders involvement and permanent multilevel climate and energy dialogues are key to a virtuous NECP.
Interviews
Inside an emerging heat community

Inside an emerging heat community

Interview with Olaf Heinen, 50 Tinten Groen Assendorp

Participative governance
Renewables
Energy democracy
Citizen engagement
Community energy

06/06/2024

This is the story of humans who find common ground in the heat transition. It’s a wonderful example and it gives hope in times where […]
Interviews
Inclusive power: Changing how we think about cities and energy access

Inclusive power: Changing how we think about cities and energy access

Interview with Kata Tütto and Antonia Proka

Participative governance
Renewables
Energy democracy
Citizen engagement
Local governance
Community energy

16/05/2024

Some say the energy transition is a great opportunity to create a more equal society. Others are more pessimistic and predict that the transition will […]

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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 […]