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Renewables acceleration areas: a fast, but also fair design process

Policy paper

In addition to promoting equality and a level playing field in the Internal Energy Market (IEM) at the EU level, Member States also need to ensure that their national regulations on planning and mapping of renewables contribute towards the delivery of the Green Deal and that local actors, including energy communities, have a fair chance to develop their projects, including in renewables acceleration areas. This position paper shares REScoop.eu’s response to the call for evidence on renewables acceleration areas.

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R Epower EU

Repower communities – not fossil fuels

Report

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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.

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Guidelines on Community Heating and Cooling

Report

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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.

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Heating cooling

Community heating and cooling: The road to energy democracy

Policy paper

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.

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Repower EU briefing

REPowerEU: A closing window for energy democratisation

Policy paper

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.

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Social Impact of energy communities

The social impact of energy communities in Greece

Report

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.

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