Recent EU Directives placing stronger obligations on Member States to tackle energy poverty while also acknowledging a growing role for energy communities (ECs). The Community Energy for Energy Solidarity (CEES) project, funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, is pleased to announce the launch of its Toolkit, a practical guide to help ECs accelerate projects with valuable social impacts. CEES key findings include that working with people in energy vulnerability requires different skills and substantial time — thus disrupting EC business models. ECs are well-place to tackle energy poverty locally, but policy and financing support are desperately needed.
More information on the Community Energy for Energy Solidarity project is available here.
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 