Post by Anna J. Wieczorek

A #decentralised, #renewable #energysystem is not only #climatefriendly, it is also more #resilient, #sovereign, and #secure. It can help reduce reliance on external sources, fossil-fuel power plants, and provide distributed back-up capacity. #EnergyCommunities are central to making this vision a reality. Through #energysharing and provision of #gridservices, they can also reduce costly grid investments and enable better integration of #renewables. Despite social and political promotion however, Energy Communities are not yet fully embedded in the energy system. Over the past days, the #SmartCORE consortium explored how best to develop #IntegratedEnergyManagement capabilities and strengthen the professionalisation of Energy Communities. Thank you, dear partners, for these trully inspiring days, full of ideas, commitment, and collaboration. Thank you Burgercoöperatie Ecopower for hosting us! ❤️ It is deeply fulfilling to lead this consortium! Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) REScoop.eu Burgercoöperatie Ecopower Énergies citoyennes en Pays de Vilaine - EPV EnergieID Enercoop Energie Coöperatie Endona U.A. Groendus University of Luxembourg South Kerry Development Partnership CLG, École normale supérieure de Rennes Eindhoven University of Technology Energiepark Réiden Munster Technological University Loenen Energie @Translyse Martin Hill Andre Zeijseink Max Quintus Sean de Buitlear Vincent Dierickx Roman Le Goff Latimier Ine Swennen Elias MARTIN-MORISSE İbrahim Şengör Anne Marte G. Aakash Abraham Eva Clymans Bárbara Malheiros, PhD Yoann Le Fol Heine van Wieren Clément FOLLET Daan Creupelandt dominique doedens Camille Lorpin Inés Seguí Gracia, Ebenezer Anikwenwa Avinash Nagarajan Milan van Bussel Wim Somers @Yves-Marie Davenel