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Fixing homes through an inspiring public-private partnership

Fixing homes through an inspiring public-private partnership

Oktave, a regional One-Stop Shop for home energy renovation

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Tools & Capacity building
Energy retrofitting
Local governance
Fossil-free cities

23/04/2025

Interview with one-stop-shop expert Gabriel Quentin, who is Partnership Manager at Oktave, a regional one-stop-shop for renovation in the East of France.
News
Empathy in Action: A serious game for inclusive Energy Communities

Empathy in Action: A serious game for inclusive Energy Communities

Transforming how we build fair and equitable energy futures

Renewables
Tools & Capacity building
Community energy

11/03/2025

Imagine a city where everyone can benefit from clean energy. Today, we may still be far from that reality, with only a few citizens benefitting […]
News
Training future urban innovators

Training future urban innovators

From designing a roadmap to creating entrepreneurial ecosystems, a series of new, free courses will help you regenerate the historic urban area of your city

Tools & Capacity building
Urban planning & Vision
Lifestyle & Behaviour
Culture & leisure
Education
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Fair economies

30/01/2025

Are you interested in breathing new life into historic urban areas that are too often abandoned and neglected? New free courses are now available on […]
News
Get ready for a successful heat detox in 2025

Get ready for a successful heat detox in 2025

Among New Year's resolutions, there’s no better time than now to commit to healthy heating.

Heating & Cooling
Renewables
Tools & Capacity building
Decarbonisation
Climate neutrality
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Fossil-free cities

20/01/2025

Across Europe, cities and towns are working to decouple their heating systems from fossil fuels to improve air quality, increase independence and reach climate goals. […]
News
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.
News
In France, a specific one-stop shop model shakes up the deep energy renovation market

In France, a specific one-stop shop model shakes up the deep energy renovation market

In France, Third-Party Financing companies set up by five regions and metropolis are a real game-changer for homeowners aspiring to deep energy renovation.

Energy efficiency & Buildings
Finance & Divest
Tools & Capacity building
Energy retrofitting
Fossil-free cities

03/09/2024

The five French Third-Party Financing companies, a specific one-stop shop model for home energy renovation, provide technical and financial solutions to homeowners aspiring to deep […]
News
Drawing inspiration from Mission cities: become a twin city to accelerate your transition

Drawing inspiration from Mission cities: become a twin city to accelerate your transition

Join the latest programme designed to help cities replicate efforts from pilots of the Cities Mission

Tools & Capacity building
Climate neutrality
Funding
Local governments
Learning programme
Local governance

09/04/2024

Do you want to accelerate your climate transition? Don’t wait! Apply for the NetZeroCities Twinning Learning Programme! It’s a 20-month programme for knowledge sharing and […]
News
Learn on innovative financing for your local energy & climate projects!

Learn on innovative financing for your local energy & climate projects!

PROSPECT+, capacity building for cities & regions, launches its final call!

Mobility
Finance & Divest
Renewables
Tools & Capacity building
Energy retrofitting
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Local governance
Fossil-free cities
Community energy

31/01/2024

Apply to this learning programme which also offers some community energy skills building. It is tailored to enhance local and regional actions in the field of energy efficiency of public and private buildings, public lighting, transport, and cross-sectoral actions such as local energy production.
News
Connecting the dots for bigger and bolder climate action

Connecting the dots for bigger and bolder climate action

Join our session in Modena for insights on how to connect and engage people across your city for a just and clean transition to climate neutrality.

Participative governance
Tools & Capacity building
Climate neutrality
Citizen engagement
Society
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Local governance

17/07/2023

Join our session in Modena for further insights on how to connect and engage people across your city for a just and clean transition to climate neutrality.
Publications
How to foster energy democracy and renewables in your city?

How to foster energy democracy and renewables in your city?

This community energy toolkit will help!

Renewables
Tools & Capacity building
Community energy

27/06/2023

Do you want to support your citizens’ energy projects? Do you wish to start your own energy community? Are you looking into financing options for […]

Projects All projects

PROSPECT

PROSPECT

Capacity Building for Local and Regional Authorities
PROSPECT

A capacity-building programme on innovative financing, by and for EU cities and regions

Energy Behaviour Forum

Energy Behaviour Forum

Forum for Local Action on Energy Efficient Behaviour
Energy Behaviour Forum

The aim of the project is to establish a digital online platform to advance and share energy efficient behavioural practices and to support local and […]

SPARKLE

SPARKLE

Sustainable Planning And Resilience Knowledge Learning Environment
SPARKLE

SPARKLE – Sustainable Planning and Resilience Knowledge Learning Environment is a pioneering programme that will develop the capacities of over 600 Local and Regional Authorities […]

EU Peers

EU Peers

Building the European community of practice for Integrated Home Renovation Services
EU Peers

Integrated Home Renovation Services (IHRS) offer holistic solutions for home renovations and are part of the enabling framework breaking barriers to renovation. The overall objective […]