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Inspiration

This stage describes the emergence of the energy community.
A core group of interested individuals starts to form around an idea, develops a general intention for action, and becomes aware of the needs, opportunities and barriers for the chosen action. It is also the stage where the group formulates a shared vision, takes stock of the skills available within the group, and identifies the skillsets needed to be able to achieve the vision. Peer-to-peer learning can significantly accelerate this stage and help build the motivation of the group.

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Europe

‘How to’ for all things community energy

Online guide with information, advice and resources about a wide range of topics related to community energy.

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

Best practice guides for municipal officers

mPOWER developed best practice guides for municipalities, focusing on co-creation with citizens, building energy communities, future-fit homes, and energy poverty.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Community
  • Municipality
  • Technical
Germany

Starting an energy community

An online course to acquire the essential knowledge for founding a cooperative, from working out the business idea, designing the legal form, drawing up the business plan to the legal capacity of the cooperative.

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

Developing sustainable growth concepts with energy cooperatives

With this coaching process – online and with on-site workshops – Energiewende Jetzt support you in bringing out the full potential of your citizen energy cooperative.

  • Inspiration
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Staff & organisation
  • Technical
Flexcoop video screenshot
Europe

Video on flexibility in energy supply and demand

This video produced by the FLEXCoop project explains the principle of flexibility and grid balancing for solar and wind power.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Community
Europe

EUCENA Citizen Energy Academy – Open online courses

The Massive Open Online Couse (MOOC) by EUCENA starts from the basics of community energy and takes you through the different steps of setting up an energy community project.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Staff & organisation
  • Technical
Workers insulating a house
France

Retrofitting booklet

A booklet that describes existing grants and financial aid schemes for home renovations in France.

  • Inspiration
  • Operation
  • Financial
Energy sobriety booklet
Europe

Training booklet on energy sobriety and group facilitation

A booklet that offers basic information about the energy sector, energy sobriety and group facilitation.

  • Inspiration
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Technical
energy timer
Europe

Eco-gestures booklet

A booklet with a set of eco-actions to be carried out at home to control energy consumption.

  • Inspiration
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Technical
Citizens walking in front of a wind turbine
Europe

In-depth assessment of 10 transferable best practices

This report analyses ten best practices in Europe and conducts a comparative evaluation of the drivers and factors of success. In turn, lessons and transferability potential of drivers and success factors are derived from the comparative analysis. 

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Community
  • Political & legal
  • Technical
Solar panels in Eeklo
Belgium

Public tenders facilitating local ownership of renewable energy installations

Examples of tenders and municipal decisions supporting the direct citizen participation in renewable energy installations.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Political & legal
Europe

How to set up a one-stop-shop for integrated home-energy renovation?

A guide to help you kick start your own one-stop-shop for integrated home energy renovation

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
  • Technical

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