Focus, Slovenia The community solar power plant operates on the roof of the primary school. This is the first Slovenian example of a self-sufficient community that is supplied with energy
Zelena Akjica, Hungary The Ray of Sun – Light of Hope campaign, conducted by Zelena akcija and the People for People initiative, which is supporting poor communities in Sisak-Moslavina County,
Green tank, Greece Local participation in the energy transition in Greece’s lignite regions In 2018 the Greek government enacted the law 4513/2018 establishing energy communities which offered local communities in
Green Tank, Greece The coal to clean switch in Greece’s lignite regions Greece was for years the 3rd largest lignite producer in Europe. In late 2019 the Greek government and
EKOenergy, Finland The non-profit EKOenergy label (managed by the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation) helps consumers, large and small, switch to renewable energy and increase the positive impact of their
Greenpeace, WWF, Bond Beter Leef Milieu, Belgium “Offshore wind as a win-win for nature and climate: The Belgian Offshore Platform, an association of investors and owners of wind farms in the
CLERF, France The Béganne wind farm in South Brittany is an initiative of the local non-profit organisation “Éoliennes en Pays de Vilaine”. Around 1,000 local citizens have financed the project,
CLERF, France Parc Naturel Régional des Grands Causses (the Roquefort region in South of France), which combines energy ambition and local development very well. To sum up: after 15 years
Airclim, Sweden In 2002, wind power in Sweden and Norway was less than 0,5 TWh, far behind Denmark’s 4.4 TWh. A year later, green certificates were introduced. A growing percentage
Legambiente, Italy First renewable energy community in Italy: In the suburbs of Naples, precisely in the San Giovanni a Teduccio district, the first renewable and solidarity energy community has been