Conference on Community Energy in Hungary
April 25 - 2024
The high-spirited and energetic conference organised by project partner Szolidáris Gazdaság Központ and its community energy incubator Transzformátor Közösségi Energia Központ focused on legal regulations, and introduced several groundbreaking community energy initiatives navigating an unsupportive but changing policy landscape.
Speakers included civic energy community initiators, experimental municipalities, energy experts and the Head Of Electricity Department at the Ministry of Energy.
Marton Fabok from the Solidarity Economy Centre gave an overview of community energy models in practice, and ENERGY4ALL pilot participant Kazan Energy Community showcased its achievements so far at the Kazán Community House, a collectively owned building with various civic entities.
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January 23 - 2026
Resource Analysis and Conceptual Planning of Co-Designed Interventions: Mid-Term Insights from Energy4All
The report offers a twofold contribution: a KPI-based evaluation framework and insights from the first co-design workshop held at Kazán on 23 April 2025.
January 23 - 2026
Transition Arenas — Systems Mapping Report
This report provides a structured, comparative analysis of how energy communities and related energy-sharing initiatives operate as complex systems shaped by interactions between social actors, technical infrastructures, economic incentives, and institutional frameworks.
December 2 - 2025
Drastic reduction in heavy industry carbon emissions at Felleskjøpet in Stavanger Municipality!
During a full-day seminar, Energ4all Norwegian partners received a guided tour of the massive new biomass plant at the Felleskjøpet factory. This site visit marked a major project milestone, highlighting how the 6 MWp facility—built with an investment of more than €10 million—now uses oat hulls to produce steam for feed manufacturing, achieving an approximate 90% reduction in carbon emissions since May 2025.
October 30 - 2025
3rd Community Energy Conference – Business Models, Regulation, Citizen Participation
Hungary’s community energy movement is gaining momentum — and the 3rd Community Energy Conference in Budapest asked what it really takes to turn shared generation, fair regulation, and citizen participation into everyday reality.
September 18 - 2025
Partnerships for Energy Innovation: How Stavanger is Reusing Waste Heat
Stavanger’s Hillevåg district shows how reusing industrial waste heat could cut emissions, but faces regulatory, financial, and trust barriers.
August 27 - 2025
Powering the Future Together: How Six Styrian Municipalities Are Building Regional Energy Independence
Six municipalities south of Graz have come together to create the GU-Süd Energy Community, one of Austria’s first cross-municipal cooperatives.
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