New report: Counting energy communities in the European Union
May 15 - 2024
Our project partner ABUD – Advanced Building & Urban Design created a fascinating database on the Member State level, presenting a ‘strong’ as well as ‘broad’ Energy Community concept, with requirements defined along six dimensions: activities, goals, degree of autonomy, legal forms, proximity and scale.
Some key takeaways:
- In France, at least 236 energy communities do not fit the REC/CEC definitions adopted from the EU directives
- Most new energy communities in eastern Europe do not meet the criteria for strong energy communities
- In Greece, there are nearly 15 times more broad than strong energy communities
- Each category of broad and strong energy community respond differently to national enabling frameworks
- Member states should adopt specialized enabling frameworks to ensure their expectations for energy communities are met
COUNTING ENERGY COMMUNITIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Further information and the main results of the report can be found here: bit.ly/countingECs
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October 28 - 2026
ENERGY4ALL? Public talks and panel discussion on Positive Energy Districts in Stavanger and Europe!
The ENERGY4ALL project hosts European partners for a consortium meeting to close three years of successful collaborative research and innovation on Positive Energy Districts, or PEDs. Across Norway, Austria, Italy and Hungary, we have piloted and researched PEDs as part of growing momentum for renewable energy communities in European cities and neighbourhoods.
October 28 - 2026
Understanding the Energy Transition: A Playful Approach to Expanding Renewable Energy
This article describes a playful approach to getting familiar with different renewable energy technologies, the selection of suitable or possible sites, and the energy demand of Austrian municipaliti
October 21 - 2026
What It’s Like Working with Energy Communities in Austria: An Insider’s View with Cornelia Desimini
Cornelia Desimini, deputy chair of EEG Verbund Lipizzanerheimat, explains how Austrian energy communities keep money in the region, and why their biggest challenge is finding enough consumers and a more diverse membership.
October 9 - 2026
4th Energy Community Conference, Community Energy: New Opportunities?
On 7 October, our Energy4All partner, the Centre for Solidarity Economy (SZGK), co-organised the 4th Energy Community Conference, Community Energy: New Opportunities?, together with Transzformátor and the Hungarian Federation of Energy Communities.
September 14 - 2026
New policy article
Fostering sustainability transformation through effective collaboration among stakeholders” explores how collaboration among stakeholders can support sustainability transformation, and what factors enable or hinder effective collaboration and collective action.
July 22 - 2026
The Energy Transition Game empowers kids for a sustainable future – Workshops by BOKU & Austrian ECs schools
The "Energy Transition Game" transformed the elementary school in Ligist, Styria, into a renewable energy hotspot through workshops developed by BOKU University as part of Energy4all, focusing on knowledge transfer, raising awareness and community building among children, teachers and parents.
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