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Preparation

The focus of this stage is the preparation of the community’s project.
It includes the formation of a leadership team, the establishment of specific objectives to achieve the community’s vision, and the planning of specific actions to achieve the objectives (anticipating the effort required and expected outcomes/benefits). It is also the time to explore different options for technologies and for a business plan, research funding options for your project, and start reaching out to the wider community to get feedback and start soft recruitment for your project once established.

Found 82 helpful resource(s).
Europe

Good practice portfolio

This report categorises and characterises 21 good practices, providing detailed descriptions and analyses of their activities, purposes, and benefits.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Community
  • Political & legal
  • Staff & organisation

Best practice guide for Southeast Europe [English]

A guide that showcases good practices of energy communities in the Balkan region to inspire other citizens to launch their own citizen energy communities.

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

WISE Power report – Fostering social acceptance for wind power

An insight into the social acceptance of wind projects and how innovative financing models best contribute to enhancing social acceptance.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Financial
  • Political & legal
Europe

Financing schemes for solar PV projects

A short document outlining the features of different financing schemes for PV projects: private equity, leasing, crowdfunding, energy cooperatives, project finance, loans and bonds.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Financial
Europe

COMPILE Toolkit: Stakeholder Engagement Guide

A guide focusing on the tools and techniques to structure the core group of an energy community project and raise support in the local community.

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

COMPILE Toolkit: Financing Guide

This guide offers an overview of models that energy communities may consider to finance their activities and projects and presents the relationship between ownership and financing.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Financial
Neighbourhood battery
Europe

Buurtbatterij: A neighbourhood battery and its impact on the energy transition

An analysis of the impact of a neighbourhood battery located in Haarlemmermeer, in the Netherlands.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Financial
  • Technical
Europe

Renewable Microgrids: Profiles from islands and remote communities across the globe

The pathways pursued by islands and remote communities to develop renewable microgrids provide examples of how communities might embark on a similar transition.

  • Inspiration
  • Preparation
  • Technical
Europe

How to get citizens and local governments on your side when building RES? Reducing the risk of project rejection by locals [English]

Report that outlines the steps required to overcome local opposition to renewable energy projects and spark discussions on effectively cooperating among various stakeholders.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Community
  • Political & legal
Czech Republic

How to implement solar power plants in a municipality

A guide that explains the various stages municipalities must go through to build a solar PV installation in the Czech Republic.

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

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