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.
November 20 - 2024
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
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).
October 15 - 2024
The ENERGY4ALL project, Innoasis Urban Energy Lab, and Future Energy Hub invite interested stakeholders to a workshop on Positive Energy Districts.
October 3 - 2024
While the European energy community model is based on EU directives, each country interprets it differently. This variation is particularly evident in Italy, where the socially active Quarticciolo neighborhood in Rome serves as both a pilot and partner in the Energy4All project. This raises a compelling question: What makes Italian energy communities stand out as truly unique?
September 18 - 2024
Budapest has taken a key step in its journey towards climate neutrality with the recent establishment of the Budapest Climate Agency. The Agency follows a global trend seen in cities like London, New York, and Copenhagen, where local climate agencies have been set up to implement sustainable urban policies.
August 26 - 2024
Six municipalities in Styria, Austria are taking on a pioneering role in the field of energy communities with the establishment of the Renewable Energy Community GU Süd eGen cooperative.
