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Implementation

This is the stage where the community project takes shape in the physical world.
It includes the set-up of a legal structure for the community, the establishment of formal agreements with the local authority, funding applications, member recruitment, the signing of construction / installation contracts, and the preparation of the operation stage.

Found 37 helpful resource(s).
Community Energy Guide cover picture
Europe

Community Energy: A practical guide to reclaiming power [English]

Handbook packed with instructions, practical tips, powerful success stories and invaluable resources to build a local, community-led renewable energy revolution.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Municipality
  • Political & legal
  • Staff & organisation
  • Technical
People holding hands
Europe

Energy Solidarity Toolkit

A toolkit packed with information on how energy communities can build solidarity measures into their core activities. It includes tips and insights from energy communities already tacking energy poverty.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Staff & organisation
Procurement guide cover
Europe

Procurement guide for community energy

A guide that presents different options in which municipalities may be able to adapt their public procurement processes to better support energy communities.

  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Financial
  • Municipality
  • Political & legal
Digital tools guide illustration
Europe

Digital tools for energy communities – a short guide

A guide that identifies and shortlists practical examples of digital solutions for energy communities in different scopes of application.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Staff & organisation
  • Technical
House in Virtual Power Plant
Europe

The MoRe model

A tool to support energy communities in developing a community-based Virtual Power Plant (cVPP). It clarifies what is feasible and what the first steps are.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Community
  • Technical
Europe

Energy citizen empowerment kit [English]

A free, gamified tool that triggers and guides discussion about barriers to participation in energy communities.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Staff & organisation
Forest
Europe

BECoop webinars

Series of webinars on community bioenergy heating.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Technical
Solar panels in Ghent
Europe

Community Energy Municipal Guide

This guide presents the different ways municipalities can work with their residents to kickstart and support community energy projects. It builds on the most relevant publications on the topic and includes many examples from all over Europe.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Financial
  • Municipality
  • Political & legal
Europe

A common approach for sustainable heating strategies for partner cities

This report sets out some initial work by the SHIFFT team to develop a common framework approach to help cities to create low carbon heating strategies.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Political & legal
Europe

State of the art report for co-creation approaches and practices – with a special focus on the sustainable heating transition

This report clarifies the different meanings for key terms used in co-creation, with a focus on the heating transition.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Community
  • Staff & organisation
Europe

URBACT toolbox

The URBACT Toolbox has everything you need to design and implement integrated and participatory actions in your city.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Staff & organisation
  • Technical
Europe

Finance your sustainable and climate action – Experience from 195 public authorities in your hands for learning and replication

This report presents the experiences of 195 local authorities in 29 countries on financing community-led action.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Financial

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