Project Title: Pathways to Empowering Energy Communities and Alleviating Energy Poverty in Central and Eastern Europe – A Case Study-Based Approach – energy.eu

Donor: Interreg Danube Region Programme, EUSDR Seed Money Facility Programme

Project Value: €124,705 (RDA Bačka budget: €24,999.99)

Project Objective: The main objective of the energy.eu project is to enable the transition to a new model/framework of energy communities through a multidisciplinary approach based on an iterative social innovation methodology and evidence-based case study analysis. This framework will connect citizens, markets, regulations, and technologies through the development and adaptation of social and flexible tools, co-design of governance and business models for energy communities that provide economic, social, and environmental sustainability, and encouragement of the establishment of energy communities within current administrative frameworks with recommendations for regulatory improvement.

Lead Partner: InnoGeo Research and Service Nonprofit Ltd (Hungary)

Project Partners: SLOVGEOTERM a.s. (Slovakia), Regional Development Agency Bačka LLC Novi Sad (Serbia), Center for Environment (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Project Duration: 12 months (September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025)