This briefing, aimed at municipalities, social housing providers, and policy-makers explains how community heating and cooling can help them fulfill the heating and cooling planning obligation arising from the EU Energy Efficiency Directive.
The Electricity Market Design (EMD) reform proposed by the EU Commission (Commission) represents a pivotal opportunity to clarify and improve upon the new
Analysis of the revised national recovery and resilience plans of 15 Member States and whether and to what extent the measures foreseen facilitate the greater involvement of citizens in the energy transition.
The purpose of these Guidelines is to give a non-exhaustive introduction into the world of renewable citizen-led heating and cooling, including explanations of what they are, how they function, and giving advice on how to replicate successful examples.
Garnering public participation is one of the most substantial challenges when bringing clean, renewable energy to local communities. Ineffectively handled,
In this SCCALE 20 30 50 report, we had a closer look at the at the context for community energy in Belgium (Flanders), France, the Netherlands, Greece and
Through a study of four Member States and their energy cooperatives working on citizen-owned heating and cooling projects, this position paper identifies good and bad practices to enable the democratisation of thermal energy.
This briefing calls on policymakers to seize the opportunity of the ongoing revision of the Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs), as well as the drafting of the REPowerEU chapters, to boost citizen participation in the energy transition.
Искате да предприемете реални действия за климата във вашата общност, но не сте сигурни откъде да започнете?
This report analyses the social impact of energy communities in Greece and identifies more than 20 benefits of community energy and highlights some best practices in the country.
The present briefing builds on the ongoing collaborative work between REScoop.eu, CEE Bankwatch Network and Climate Action Network, mapping to what extent
In this position paper, REScoop.eu proposes specific amendments in order for the Electricity Market Design to deliver a more democratic energy market based on the EU legal principle of equal treatment.