BECoop

Knowledge Hub

Becoop is a Horizon 2020-funded project that aims to put communities in charge of their energy generation, in order to create a fair and people-powered energy system. Bioenergy is a big component of the project, as it is an innovative and not yet exploited to its full potential energy source. The project wants to fight climate change, create jobs, mitigate energy poverty, lower supply tariffs, reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions, ensure energy supply security and flexible energy systems.

Relation to DECIDE

The project sees energy communities and cooperatives (RESCoops) as the ideal framework; "they can empower a more effective, fair, and democratised clean-energy transition, leading to an increased social and consumer acceptance of RE developments".

Responsible Contact(s)

contact@becoop-project.eu

#KnowledgeHub

becoop-project.eu

COME RES

H2020 Project

COME RES - Community Energy for the uptake of renewables in the electricity sector. Connecting long-term visions with short-term actions – is a project under the EU’s Horizon2020 programme, aimed at facilitating the market uptake of renewable energy sources (RES) in the electricity sector. Specifically, the project focusses on advancing renewable energy communities (RECs) as per the EU’s recast Renewable Energy Directive. COME RES takes a multi- and transdisciplinary approach to support the development of RECs in nine European countries; Belgium, Germany, Italy Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Relation to DECIDE

COME RES directly works on and with Renewable Energy Communities in nine european Countries. The project explores the barriers and drivers for RECs in close exchange with local stakeholders. Good practices will be identified and transfered to to other regions taking local, regional and national specific contexts into account.

Responsible Contact(s)

info@come-res.eu

#energy #communities

come-res.eu

EC² - Energy Citizenship and Energy Communities for a Clean-Energy Transition

H2020 Project

Gathering insights from the fields of law, economics and psychology, EC² will provide answers on how to facilitate and strengthen energy citizenship. Knowledge co-creation with municipalities, energy communities and citizens will enhance the research to deliver recommendations that support the EU’s energy and decarbonisation goals.

The project will develop a clear conceptualisation of energy citizenship, and gather actionable insights into the optimal conditions for it to flourish. It places a special focus on the role of energy communities and how their set-up can help - or hinder - the creation of energy citizens.

The insights gained will lead to policies, tools and practices that will support the sustainable, just, inclusive transition to a low-carbon society with citizens at the centre.

Relation to DECIDE

EC2 sees energy communities as the key tool to promote energy citizenship, the engagement and empowerment of people in the energy sector. The project explores the relationship between energy citizenship and energy community membership, and it seeks to strenghten the inclusivity of energy communities.

Responsible Contact(s)

Contact

Energia Positiva

Cooperative

Energia Positiva is an Italian cooperative member of REScoop.eu aiming to offer better solutions to save money on electrity bills, whilst ensuring a better and greener future for everyone. The members of the cooperative share ownership of the renewable energy production plants involved in the project, becoming in turn owners of their own freely chosen "virtual" plant. Energia Positiva offers citizens the possibility to produce and use energy from renewable sources only.

Relation to DECIDE

Energia Positiva has achieved the development of 20 production plants and 6 energy saving installations

energia-positiva.it

ènostra

Cooperative

ènostra is a non-profit cooperative electricity source that provides its members with renewable energy generated by solar, wind and hydroelectric plants with guarantee of origin. ènostra is a community enterprise, which means it is involved in projects and activities that not only impact its members, but benefit the community as a whole by increasing the share of energy produced through renewable sources in Italy’s national energy mix. It does that through programmes involving energy efficiency, implementation of photovoltaic systems and monitoring of consumption reduction.

Relation to DECIDE

All of ènostra’s energy production plants, be it photovoltaic, wind-powered or hydroelectric, involve the citizens through their direct participation. 

Responsible Contact(s)

info@enostra.it

enostra.it

Magliano Alpi

Renewable Energy Community

Magliano Alpi is a Renewable Energy Community (CER) born in Piedmont at the end of 2020 aiming at creating a new development model based on the production and the sustainable use of energy. Its goal is to revitalise and bring bak value to the territory after the COVID-19 pandemic by retrofit buildings and Energy Communities.

Relation to DECIDE

Magliano Alpi can be a good role model for DECIDE pilots and replicants to learn from an already established Energy Community, especially on regulatory issues.

Responsible Contact(s)

 sindaco@comune.maglianoalpi.cn.it

#energycommunity

cermaglianoalpi.it

WinWind

H2020 Project

The H2020 project WinWind aims to increase the socially inclusive and environment-friendly market uptake of wind energy by increasing its social acceptance in regions where wind energy is scarce. 

Relation to DECIDE

The project provides a clear handbook on how social acceptance of wind energy can be increased, as well as an online tool. Both are highly useful to energy communities working with Wind Energy and were  developed considering and involving energy communities.

Responsible Contact(s)

info-winwind@PolSoz.FU-Berlin.de

WinWind