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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.

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Europe

Community energy: A practical guide to reclaiming power

Your interactive go-to guide, packed with instructions, practical tips and resources, to build a local, community-led renewable energy revolution in Europe.

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

ACCE Business and strategy plan EU organisation including EU potential for CEFS

Developed under the ACCE project, this report explores how energy communities can gain improved access to EU and national funding instruments.

  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Financial
Europe

SHINE tools: Financing tools for energy communities

This SHINE tool is a compilation of the best financing tools for energy communities as ranked by the partners of the SHINE project.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Financial
Europe

SHINE tools: stakeholder engagement

This SHINE tool is a compilation of the best community engagement tools as ranked by the partners of the SHINE project.

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

LIFE LOOP SWOT analysis template

This LIFE LOOP SWOT analysis template is one of the approved SHINE tools.

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

LIFE LOOP stakeholder mapping & engagement plans

The LIFE LOOP stakeholder mapping & engagement plans are part of the SHINE approved tools.

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

Aquathermal Energy Tracker

The Aquathermal Energy Tracker, developed by the Interreg NWE AquaCOM project, provides a comparative overview of national efforts to create supportive conditions for deploying aquathermal technologies across five North-West European countries

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Community
  • Political & legal
Europe

CEES 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
Europe

European Energy Communities Facility One-Stop Shops Map

The European Energy Communities Facility has mapped national and regional one-stop shops for energy communities in the 27 EU countries, Iceland, Moldova, North Macedonia and Ukraine.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Technical
Europe

LIFE_LETsGO4Climate Replication Kit [English]

The LIFE_LETsGO4Climate Replication Kit is a comprehensive and operational guide designed to support regions, local authorities and territorial networks in replicating a large-scale, citizen-centred approach to the energy transition.

  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Community
  • Municipality
Europe

ACCE Charter with common understanding of definition and ethics of CEFS

Guided by the seven cooperative principles, this Charter aims to support the establishment and governance of Community Energy Financial Schemes (CEFS) across Europe, fostering ethical, transparent, and community-driven practices in the clean energy transition.

  • Inspiration
  • Implementation
  • Community
  • Financial
Europe

ACCE Regulatory framework analysis

In the context of the ACCE project, this report provides an overview of the legal framework surrounding Community Energy Financing Schemes (CEFS) in Europe.

  • Preparation
  • Implementation
  • Operation
  • Financial
  • Political & legal

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