Energy communities and initiatives news
The “Great Forum for Energy Communities in Western Macedonia” was organized by the University of Western Macedonia (UOWM) with the contribution of the Regional Union of Municipalities (PED) of Western Macedonia and the Technical and Industrial Chamber of Kozani on Friday 3rd of November 2023 in the city of Kozani. The event was a huge success with more than 100 participants representing: the local government with both the former and current governors participating, most of the municipalities of the region of Western Macedonia with the respective mayors attending, local businesses, academia and other stakeholders. Two (2) members of the national parliament that represent the region attended the event and participated in the open forum part. The event was greeted by two (2) members of the European Parliament who highlighted the importance of Energy Communities for the region of Western Macedonia and explained their role to the Transition Plan for the region, their potential contribution to the prosperity of the citizens and the actions required for their further development. The first part of the event was focused on analyzing the current status of Energy Communities in the region and raised several questions and issues on how Energy Communities could face energy poverty and contribute in PV penetration towards self-sufficiency increase. The current framework was described and the barriers related to lack of incentives and funding mechanisms for citizens were discussed in detail. Moreover, technical problems regarding the hosting capacity of the grid for new PV systems were highlighted and the need to overcome these issues was strongly pointed out. Finally, representatives of established and operating Energy Communities explained the potentials and benefits for both the participants and the region in general. In the second part of the event the “Sunsharing” project was presented by the project partners. In this session the aim of the project was analyzed, the progress so far was presented and the current state of play for Energy Communities in each project country was discussed. Finally, the potential of the “Crowdfunding” scheme for further development of Energy Communities was explained to the participants by showing good examples across Europe and by highlighting how this scheme could be triggered in the SEE Europe.
SDEWES-Skopje hosted the Forum on Best Practice Examples on Energy Communities in Skopje, at the Holiday Inn Hotel, on December 12, 2023. The event, organized as part of the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) funded SunSharing Project, provided a great opportunity for sharing experiences about energy communities, not just among partner countries but also across the European Union.
U petak, 15. rujna 2023. godine, u prostorijama Poduzetničkog centra Prelog održana je radionica u sklopu projekta Sunsharing - Supporting Solar Energy Communities in Southeast Europe pod nazivom Gradovi, općine i energetske zajednice - partneri energetske tranzicije. Na početku, okupljene je pozdravio gradonačelnik Grada Preloga, Ljubomir Kolarek, ističući zadovoljstvo što se Grad uključio u ovaj i druge projekte koji promoviraju europske trendove, odnosno zelenu energetsku tranziciju.
Grad Prelog poziva sve zainteresirane građane na radionicu u sklopu projekta Sunsharing - Supporting Solar Energy Communities in Southeast Europe pod nazivom Gradovi, općine i energetske zajednice - partneri energetske tranzicije, koja će se održati 15. rujna 2023. godine u prostorijama Poduzetničkog centra Prelog (Hrupine 7B, Prelog) s početkom u 10:00 sati. U radionicu su uključeni ručak i večera te stručni posjet Gradu Križevcima, gdje će sudionici obići fotonaponske elektrane koje su financirane kroz model crowdfundinga.
2nd Information Session - Greece (Florina)
1st Information Session - Greece (Kozani)
SunSharing national reports on the current state-of-play available in the Learning section of this website are from today available to all interested audiences. The learning section provides reports in all the languages of the participating countries and shorter reports in English for each of the countries involved. Reports provide details on policy background analysis which lists all potential drivers
and barriers to starting energy communities and crowdfunding initiatives in implementing countries.
The first bilateral meeting on the current state of play on energy communities in North Macedonia took place on 26.4.2023 in Public Room in Skopje and gathered key stakeholders from the energy sector...
The conference "The Path to Energy Communities Based on Renewable Energy Sources" was held within the framework of the EUKI project SunSharing – Supporting Solar Energy Communities in SEE project on May 3 and 4, 2023, in the Moise palace on the island of Cres.
Konferencija „Put prema energetskim zajednicama temeljenim na obnovljivim izvorima energije“ održat će se u okviru projekta SunSharing - Supporting Solar Energy Communities in SEE , 3. i 4. svibnja 2023. na otoku Cresu (palača Moise).
The kick-off meeting of the project SunSharing - Supporting Solar Energy Communities in Southeast Europe was held in Zagreb, on the 24th and 25th of January 2023, at the premises of the University of Zagreb - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture.
