Energy Communities

• Opening words
• Welcome and introduction to Interreg Europe and the Policy Learning Platform
• Thematic introduction of the topic: policy framework, Interreg Europe projects

• Europe’s Policy Framework and funding opportunites for Energy Communities 
  Achille Hannoset, European Commission, DG Energy
   
• Energy communities: typology and key features
  Dirk Vansintjan, president, REScoop.eu 

Followed by a Q&A session. 

Interreg Europe projects partners will present inspiring methodologies and approaches to build social acceptance for energy communities, either identified from their own experience or elaborated in cooperation with their consortia.

• EKIOLA: Energy Community Citizens involvement –
  Iñigo Sagasti, Basque Energy Agency and Leire Arrizabalaga, Leartibai Foundation, SIreNERGY– Interreg Europe
   
• Increased awareness and consensus building among stakeholders 
  Michalis Karakonstantis, University of Patras, Greece, BIOWIND – Interreg Europe
   
• Communication Strategy for Energy Communities
  Ágnes Szalkai-Lőrincz, Friends of the Earth Hungary SHAREs – Horizon2020

Followed by a Q&A session and interactive group work. 

Interreg Europe projects partners will present the successful approaches to build social acceptance for energy communities.

• ENLUCES: a Germinator of Energy Communities for Extremadura
  Ana Martinez Pinilla & Beatriz Rico Sanchez, Extremadura Energy Agency, Spain, ShareRES – Interreg Europe 
   
• Engagement path for stakeholders
  Mathieu Bourgois, Energie Commune, Belgium REC4EU – Interreg Europe 

Followed by a Q&A session and interactive group work. 

Interactive training on two key topics: the circles of engagement, and the socio-dynamic mapping.

Moderated by Óscar Güell, Communications Manager and Dirk Vansintjan, president of REScoop.eu.

Interreg Europe project partners present good practices on successful involvement of citizens in energy communities.

• Bürgerenergie Pfaffenhofen Cooperative,
  Holger Klos and Helmut Muthig, Citizien Energy Cooperative and esv of Pfaffenhofen, Germany LEEWAY– Interreg Europe 
   
• Csᴀʙᴀ Pᴇsᴛɪ, Kistelek Energy Community, HU
   
• Regional funding for local advisors to support citizens’ initiatives (CIRENA),
  Anaïs Cognacq, ALEC Gironde, France REC4EU – Interreg Europe
   
• Ákos Éger, managing director, Community Energy Service Provider Nonprofit Ltd

Followed by a Q&A session.