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Green

Energy efficient administrative building in Čakovec

Administrative building is one of the oldest in the region. It demonstrates how renewable energy solutions can revitalize historical buildings.

11 Dec 2024 | By project EXPRESS
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Karlovac General Hospital
Green

Energy renovation of the Karlovac General Hospital

Successful implementation of the ESCO model in Croatia, with General Hospital in Karlovac cutting energy costs by more than 50% after energy renovation.

08 Nov 2024 | By project LEEWAY
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Good practice - Green
Green

Zelená domácnostiam (Green for Households)

The scheme is aimed at supporting the installation of small devices for use of renewable energy sources in households.

27 Sep 2024 | By project REC4EU
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an ecosystem in which we live, work, and travel with zero emissions.
Green

The Leaf Community Loccioni - a micro grid, full electric powered by renewable energy sources

In 2018 the diversification and integration of renewable energy sources and the de-metanization process was completed and the micro grid became 100% electric.

17 Sep 2024 | By project EXPRESS
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Matchmaking
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Green

ERDF funds for energy communities in Marche Region

On 5 December 2024, the Policy Learning Platform organised a matchmaking at the request of Marche Region Italy, as Regional Managing Authority for sustainable energy to explore how to shape a 6 million call for proposals under the European Regional Development Fund for supporting energy communities in 2025.
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Peer review
Participants of the Asco peer review
Green

Supporting the development of Renewable Energy Communities

Read about recommendations made by peers from across the EU on the topic of developing and implementing Renewable Energy Communities
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Peer review
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Green

Deriving local value from green hydrogen

Discover recommendations on creating local value for renewable energy in this peer review follow-up
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Matchmaking
Wind energy turbines with a cloudy blue sky
Green

Citizen participation models to increase local value creation for renewable energy

Discover key insights of citizen participation models for renewables generated by our matchmaking in Barnim
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Policy brief
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Green

Decarbonising of heating and cooling

This policy brief explores the use of renewable energy for heating in Europe, EU legislation and support as well as good practices from Interreg Europe projects such as POTEnt, CLEAN, APPROVE, BUILD2LC and SHREC.
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Policy brief
Forest with sunlight shining through
Green

Supporting local bioenergy development

Bioenergy is one of the most flexible renewables that does not release new carbon into the atmosphere. Discover European Frameworks, funding schemes, and good practices in this policy brief.
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Policy brief
Solar panels in field of grass
Green

Renewable energy communities

At its most basic, renewable energy communities involve the generation of energy from renewable resources and technologies, which are partly or wholly owned by local communities.
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Story
Renewable energy by solar panels for sustainable agriculture
Green

Renewable energy for sustainable agriculture

Take a look at how the AgroRES and EAGER projects support the uptake of renewable energy for sustainable agriculture.
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Story
Field of wind farm installation
Green

Increasing the social acceptance of wind energy

Explore several examples of how European regions build social acceptance of the use of wind technologies. Explore various solutions for bringing people on board.
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Story
Lightbulb hanging over table
Green

Policies for boosting decentralised energy and self-consumption

Explore how the transition to a low-carbon economy will rely not on decarbonising centralised energy generation, but on the decentralised distribution of renewable energy technologies.
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Story
Green

Finding synergies between renewable energy and ecosystem services

Ecosystem services are the many different benefits that humans derive from the natural environment and from ecosystems, such as clean air and crop pollination, but also leisure and relaxation.
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Workshop
Group picture from Budapest workshop
Green

Energy Communities: key learnings

On 4 December 2024, the Policy Learning Platform organized a  workshop in Budapest, Hungary, bringing together around 70 public authorities and Interreg Europe project partners to discuss Europe’s future of Energy Communities. Discover the key learnings.
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Webinar
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Green
Citizens

Mobilising citizen financing for renewables

Watch the recording and access the key learnings of the webinar on mobilising citizen financing for renewables that took place on 5 May 2022.
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Webinar
Solar energy panels on top of a building
Green

Renewable energy financing for the public sector

Watch the recording and access the key learnings of the webinar on renewable energy financing for the public sector that took place on 28 April 2022.
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Webinar
Green

Policy improvements for environment and resource efficiency

Read about the thematic session on good practice and policy improvements for environment and resource efficiency as part of Europe let's cooperate 2021.
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