Renewables
Cities and regions are on the 100% renewables road. New technologies, new players, new governance and business models. We are witnessing a revolution. With locally-sourced renewable energy bringing numerous socio-economic benefits, Energy Cities' members are progressively shifting their energy mixes towards more renewables. The network is monitoring the advances in renewable policies at the EU, national and sub-national levels.
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Getting a grip on the grid: Energy communities in Germany and France
Academic insights on the challenges and opportunities for energy communities to access the grid
Porto, more committed than ever to a fair energy transition!
The city will retrofit 3000 homes and is developing a renewable energy community to fight energy poverty.
European City Facility opens second call with even more resources for cities
Get financial and technical support for your local sustainable energy investment plans!
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Valencia aiming for 100 energy communities by 2030
Interview with Carmen Castells and Fernando Gonzalez
Until now, Valencia with its 800.000 inhabitants may be more known for its mild climate and lovely beaches than for its incredibly collaborative and forward-looking energy policy. In part 2 of our ECF collaboration lab series, we dive into Valencia’s impressive efforts to involve the local community in energy and climate matters.
Energy community: each group has a different way to look at it.
Interview with public and civil activists in the Metropolitan Area of Naples
In the region of Naples, four small municipalities team up for the energy transition so as to make their place attractive for current and future generations. In this episode, we talked to three people who are very much pushing for collaborative actions between the 4 cities and civil society.
Prague’s first steps in energy community matters
Interview with Miloslav Franek (City of Prague) and Tereza Mc Laughlin Vanova (Local Energy Managers' Association)
How ready are the Czech Republic and its residents for this new type of energy generation? In this conversation,Tereza and Miloslav lead us through the complexity of decentralized and citizen-driven energy in Czech Republic.
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Innovative energy solutions for subsidized housing
A developpers competition for energy efficient timber buildings
Crowd investing for solar roofs in Križevci
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Finance your sustainable and climate action: Experience from 195 public authorities in your hands for learning and replication
A comprehensive guide
Innovative financing is often an option for local energy and climate projects, but cities and regions need to know better how to activate and use […]
Success Stories from PROSPECT
Over the past months, almost 200 local/regional authorities and agencies got to exchange and learn about innovative mechanisms to finance their sustainable energy and climate […]
Investment needs for the local energy transition
The case of five european cities: Ghent, Frederikshavn, Bordeaux-Métropole, Sevilla and Tallinn
This publication is relying on five examples of European cities,that are frontrunners in the local energy transition and which have put a number on their investment needs by 2050 in order to succeed in their transition. Through our case studies of the cities Ghent, Frederikshavn, Bordeaux-Métropole, Sevilla and Tallinn, all signatories of the Covenant of Mayors-Europe initiative, we have identified the local investment needs for the energy transition in different geographical, socio-economic and sectorial circumstances.
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LocalRES
Empowering local renewable energy communities for the decarbonisation of the energy systems
LocalRES project will deploy innovative local energy systems driven by renewable energy communities for a fair energy transformation that puts renewable energy into the hands […]
POWER UP
The catalyst for social innovation in the energy market
This project will help furthering the knowledge around the entrepreneurial opportunities and social benefits of a local energy market
Renewable energy partnerships
Renewable community energy engagement
At present, many local governments in Europe are eager to support their citizens in getting renewable energy projects off the ground or in taking a […]
