Trans-European research project exploring the role of communities and the human dimension in designing and implementing Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) and Energy Communities (ECs).
Energy should be a public resource, accessible to all. The main objective of ENERGY4ALL is to explore and highlight the role of communities and the human dimension in designing and implementing Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) and Energy Communities (ECs).
We need to develop sustainable models and test their impact on local structures in order to equip local communities, public authorities and the market with the knowledge, tools and opportunities needed to direct the care and management of shared natural resources. The six ENERGY4ALL local pilots in four countries conduct fundamental and applied research focusing on a variety of topics: energy poverty, circular economy and waste-energy reuse, public-private-community partnership, and behavioural change.
This pilot will tackle energy poverty through the development of energy communities in the social housing estate of the Quarticciolo neighbourhood.
This pilot will strengthen social cohesion in a rural setting by overcoming challenges connected to information gaps, administrative barriers, and the development of effective business models.
The Kazán pilot is organised around the Kazán Community Centre, a collectively owned building with an emerging energy community, to be upscaled during the project.
This pilot will be developing collaboration between industry and the public sector to reuse waste energy and water.
The GU-Süd municipal association consists of six municipalities that aim to take advantage of the opportunities offered by energy communities and strengthen regional energy independence through working together.
This pilot concentrates on a disused school building to be converted into social housing units.
The pilots focus on researching and experimenting with community-driven new governance and business models in their local contexts, and will bring theoretical background, innovation, co-creation, practical implementation and evaluation together to develop and validate the inclusive model of PEDs/ECs.
March 12 - 2025
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
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
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
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
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
ABUD's workshop at Kazán Community Center focused on defining the vision of the energy community and analyzing its key stakeholders.
