Raya Lecheva In Poland, the creation of energy communities is
October 11, 2023
Zuzana Sasiak, expert at Polish Green Network and CEE Bankwatch Network: In Poland, creating energy communities is also difficult and chaos …
Repower communities – not fossil fuels. Analysis of the revised national recovery and resilience plans of 15 Member States
October 11, 2023
The aim of this briefing is to provide an overview of all the revised and submitted national recovery and resilience plans, which include additional reforms and investments.
Selection criteria for energy communities: a practical checklist
May 31, 2023
This briefing includes a set of practical recommendations for developing successful calls for proposals, including suitable selection criteria that can boost the growth of the community energy movement across central and eastern Europe.
Public financing opportunities for energy communities in Europe
March 13, 2023
This briefing, developed by REScoop.eu, CEE Bankwatch Network and CAN Europe, is a preview of an upcoming, in-depth analysis of the allocation of dedicated funding for community energy through various public financing programmes in 14 countries.
Let the sunshine in: how a coal region in North Macedonia can switch to sustainable heating
December 21, 2022
The government in North Macedonia wants to link the 40 year old REK Bitola power plant to the regional heating system. But cementing the dependence on fossil fuels would be reckless. Instead, a new study finds that fitting houses in Bitola with air conditioning and solar panels could keep people warm, cut air pollution and even shield against increasingly volatile energy prices. Such households forming energy communities, the study shows, could not only lower initial investments but even generate them some income.
Is Estonia doing enough to reach 100 per cent renewable electricity, and can it do even more with the help of REPowerEU?
November 21, 2022
On 12 October, Estonia’s parliament adopted a new renewable electricity target of 100 per cent by 2030. The strategic use of EU cohesion and recovery funds in Estonia will help reach that goal, and the additional EUR 83.4 million from REPowerEU has the potential to do even more.
Will EU cohesion money support energy communities in central and eastern Europe?
September 5, 2022
Without proper funding and the removal of administrative and legal barriers, community energy will remain an unattainable goal.
Energy communities: A brief explainer for managing authorities in central and eastern Europe
May 4, 2022
This briefing from Bankwatch and REScoop.eu explains the concept of energy communities and their wide range of benefits. It gives an insight into how their development can be supported at the national and local levels and why Member States should make use of the variety of EU funding streams to support energy communities. It also highlights EU legal definitions and suggests concrete recommendations on how to support them and overcome existing challenges.
Pole als neuer Direktor der Energiegemeinschaft sorgt für Kritik
November 26, 2021
Dem Slowenen Janez Kopač folgt der Pole Artur Lorkowski als Direktor der Energiegemeinschaft für den Westbalkan nach. Manche sehen darin …
Energetska zajednica: očuvanje okoliša i biološke raznolikosti pretvorilo se u „mrtvo slovo na papiru“
April 21, 2021
Hrvatska, Albanija, Bugarska, Bosna i Hercegovina, Sjeverna Makedonija, Crna Gora, Rumunjska i Srbija potpisnice su ugovora o osnivanju …
