π Today we celebrate International Womenβs Day and reaffirm our commitment to gender equality!
π In 2023, we developed a Gender Equality Plan for @REScoopeu. This is where we stand now!
Do you want to do the same in your energy community? π www.rescoop.eu/toolbox/gend...
#WomensDay2026 #IWD2026
π¬ Our March newsletter is out!
With updates on:
π Open letter on the next EU budget
πΊοΈ One-stop shops mapping
π Our monthly success story
Read it here: mailchi.mp/rescoop.eu/m...
π€π» Energy communities can bring resilience during uncertain times.
π’ During the webinar "EU Powered by People: The Role of Energy Communities", hosted by Driving Urban Transitions Partnership, our colleague Chris Vrettos highlighted multiple benefits of community energy.
π Do you want to learn how to create a business plan for your energy community? Join this #ENERCOMFacility online course!
You will learn how to:
π Articulate the value of your project
π Map stakeholders
π Develop financial projections
β¦ and more!
Check it out! π energycommunitiesfacility.eu/learn
π½οΈ Lights, camera, action!
In this video, #AquaCOM Early Adopter Energy Communities share what brought them to aquathermal energy: from the wish to cut carbon emissions & increase energy resilience to the ambition to innovate & inspire others.
βΆοΈ Watch it in full:
aquacom.nweurope.eu/blog/aquacom...
π #SuccessStoryOfTheMonth
π« What happens when education is used as a pillar for energy sovereignty?
ποΈ In La Palma, EnergΓa Bonita installs solar panels on public schools to provide green energy to the locals, and created a space for collective decision making.
π www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...
π Your community belongs on the map.
The Energy Community Platform is a space where energy communities come to learn and connect.
Add your community to the map and become part of the movement reshaping Europe's energy system!
β energycommunityplatform.eu/communities/
βοΈ Our colleagues Chris Vrettos and Felix Kriedemann are attending the World Sustainable Energy Days in Wels, Austria.
They presented the guide we contributed to on designing funding calls for energy communities - written for Managing Authorities.
π Check out the guide: ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...
π§ Citizen-led aquathermal energy is about community power and the ambition to decarbonise heating while lowering energy bills.
Learn from two inspiring aquathermal energy experiences in the Netherlands and Ireland.
π¬ Watch the #AquaCOM workshop:
aquacom.nweurope.eu/blog/aquacom...
ποΈ Today, our colleague @saratachelet.bsky.social has joined a consultation of the European Committee of the Regions to help prepare its opinion on priorities for the next EU budget.
π£ At @rescoop.eu, we call for clear, sustained policy and targeted financial instruments for energy communities.
β¨ Would you like to host an event on energy communities online or onsite?
π’ Apply for the Sustainable Energy Day call to give it visibility!
π Learn how and apply here: sustainable-energy-week.ec.europa.eu/news/gain-vi...
#EUSEW2026
π Use energy smartly!
The SmartCORE project will launch an experiment with 450 households and 50 buildings to optimise the consumption of locally produced renewable energy in Les Pays de Vilaine.
Dive into the full story:
β smartcore.nweurope.eu/blog/france-...
#SmartCORENWE
π€How can the Citizens Energy Package empower citizens to participate in energy communities?
Our Senior Policy Advisor Chris Vrettos will address this and other questions in the upcoming Urban Lunch Talk.
β°4 March at 12:00-13:00 CET (Online)
βπΌRegister here: dutpartnership.eu/events/urban...
π We are happy to welcome two new members and three supporters to our network!
π The Mobility Factory SCE
π @cepathways.bsky.social
πLatvian Rural Forum
π@codemadublin.bsky.social
πOrklys
Learn more about them π www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...
π£ Webinar alert!
Our colleague Antonia Proka will discuss how to inform and engage citizens in energy communities.
πΈHow can citizens be informed in an engaging and inclusive way?
πΈBest practices, tips and tools?
π 26 February, 12-13H CET
Register now!
π events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f628f1...
One-stop shops provide key support for energy communities on many topics.
βοΈ Project design
π Admin procedures
πΆ Funding opportunities
and more!
Find one near you and get support for your community energy project! β‘οΈ energycommunitiesfacility.eu/resources/on...
π§ What is holding building renovations back?
π£ This new paper from #BuildBetterLives campaign shares key policy recommendations, such as to support energy communities and cooperative models that combine renovation with local renewable energy generation.
π buildbetterlives.eu/wp-content/u...
π€ Although managing authorities of EU funds understand the added value of energy communities, they often don't know how to support them.
π‘ This guide on designing public funding calls for energy communities aims to close this gap.
Check it out! π ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...
β Just 3 days left!
π¬οΈ Apply for the #FastandFair Award, which recognises wind projects that combine renewable innovation with social justice, environmental stewardship, and strong community engagement.
π Applications open until 20 February:
β fastandfairenergy.eu/award
More than 50 organisations have signed an open letter published by #renewable #energy #coops apex @rescoop.eu , calling for greater inclusion in the European Commissionβs National and Regional Partnership Plans
www.thenews.coop/rescoop-must...
β°6 days left to apply to the European Energy Communities Forum!
π£We asked participants about their experience in Krakow last year. Ivana got inspired to empower the community energy movement in Serbia and created a portal for energy communities!
πApply now: www.energycommunitiesforum.eu
#EECF2026
β‘The upcoming Citizens Energy Package is the moment for community energy.
These are our 3 main recommendations:
π‘Creating an Energy Communities Action Plan;
π‘Producing guidance on enabling frameworks;
π‘Addressing non-compliance with transparency.
β www.renewablematter.eu/en/citizens-...
Convinced that the energy transition will be social, or it wonβt happen at all?
Our member @ewsschoenau.bsky.social & @oekoinstitut.bsky.social have launched a new report (in German) on the social power of community energy.β‘
Check it out!
β www.ews-schoenau.de/blog/artikel...
πHistoric moment for the community energy movement in the UK!π
π€©The national government has committed up to Β£1 billion of funding to the community and local energy sector.
β‘We would love to see this level of support in other countries!
Read the reaction of our member @energy4alluk.bsky.social ‡οΈ
π©βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Energy solidarity starts local.
Explore practical ways to make your communityβs energy transition truly just, inclusive and resilient.
The CEES Energy Solidarity Toolkit brings together valuable insights and lessons from CEES partnersβ experiences:
β energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/en...
π
4 years ago 45% of our gas came from Russia.
π
Today, 60% of our LNG comes from US.
This energy dependence is a barrier for Europe. So what is the πͺπΊ doing about it?
In this article, #MUSEDHC explores how citizen-led renewables can reduce this dependency:
musedhc.ambienteitalia.it/2026/02/03/i...
π We are proud to see LIFE LOOP highlighted in the "Giving LIFE to Europeβs Clean Energy Transition" publication!
β¨ This is a great recognition of the work we did supporting local authorities to fully embrace their role as community energy facilitators.
π cinea.ec.europa.eu/publications...
β‘ How can we keep our energy affordable, sustainable, and reliable?
The citizens of Loenen, Netherlands, asked themselves the same question before stepping into their exciting energy-community journey.
π Read the full story:
smartcore.nweurope.eu/blog/netherl...
#SmartCORENWE
π πͺ How did participants find the European Energy Communities Forum in Prague in 2024?
β¨ As we prepare for the 2026 edition, which will take place on 5-7 May in Latvia, we look back at some memories.
π©π»βπ» Apply by 22 February: www.energycommunitiesforum.eu
#EECF2026 #EnergyCommunitiesForum
β°5 days left to apply!
β‘Are you an expert on flexibility and energy markets? Join us as a Senior Expert in Flexibility!
πFrom advising policy work to developing tools and best practices, you'll contribute to strengthening citizens' role in the energy system.
πhttps://buff.ly/0AhX5i0
