Blog
Keep up to date with the latest news and events about our project, and our partners.
May 6 - 2025
Mapping the system: causal loop diagrams at Kazán Energy Community’s 2nd workshop
At its second in-person workshop led by ABUD the Kazán Energy Community developed a Causal Loop Diagram to explore the systemic drivers of local energy costs and identify points for collective action.
April 30 - 2025
Energy as a Commons: Energy4All Paper presented at REAL CORP 2025
A new paper for REAL CORP 2025 explores how community-driven energy systems, grounded in the concept of energy as a commons, are being developed across Europe through pilot cases in the Energy4All project.
March 26 - 2025
Building Community Energy from the Ground Up in Quarticciolo
In Quarticciolo, the Italian site of our Energy4All project, a humble boxing gym is transforming the lives of young people through community action.
March 12 - 2025
How Demographic and Building Data Shape Italy’s Energy Communities
Census data can provide valuable insights into how to move forward with both the technological development and community engagement necessary for energy communities.
March 5 - 2025
Biofuel Innovation in the Industrial Stavanger Pilot
Felleskjøpet, a farmers’ cooperative feed-manufacturing industry, is taking a bold step toward cleaner energy by launching a biofuel boiler that will turn oat hulls—an agricultural byproduct—into renewable energy.
February 27 - 2025
Energy4All Roundtable Discussion: Exploring the Future of Energy Communities in Quarticciolo, Rome
A roundtable discussion on the Energy4All pilot in Quarticciolo, Rome, explored the role of energy communities in tackling energy poverty, promoting sustainability, and empowering local residents.
February 26 - 2025
Introducing The Renewable Energy Game
The Renewable Energy Game offers players an engaging way to learn about the land requirements for generating electricity and heat from renewable energy sources.
February 14 - 2025
FIGHTING FOR A VISION OF SOLIDARITY IN QUARTICCIOLO, ROME
Quarticciolo, a historic working-class neighbourhood in Rome, and the home to the ENERGY4ALL pilot in Italy, is at the centre of a struggle. While the government pushes a security-driven plan, residents are resisting the criminalisation of their community and defending a vision of solidarity, self-organisation, and active participation.
January 10 - 2025
Mapping the Stakeholders of the Hungarian pilots
ABUD's workshop at Kazán Community Center focused on defining the vision of the energy community and analyzing its key stakeholders.
December 10 - 2024
Energy4All Included in the Prestigious Open PED Database!
We are thrilled to announce that Energy4All has been included in the open Positive Energy District (PED) database, developed in collaboration with COST Action PED-EU-NET and supported by ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Economic Development).
November 20 - 2024
Watt Sense of Community? A Human Geography Agenda on Energy Communities published in SAGE Journals!
We’re excited to announce that the article, “Watt Sense of Community? A Human Geography Agenda on Energy Communities,” has been published in SAGE Journals!
November 12 - 2024
Key takeaways from the ENERGY4ALL consortium meeting in Budapest
The ENERGY4ALL consortium gathered in Budapest on October 21-22, 2024, uniting partners from Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Norway to further the development of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) and Energy Communities (ECs).
