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: EUR 124,705.00 (RDA Bačka budget EUR 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 analysis. This framework will connect citizens, markets, regulations, and technologies through the development and adaptation of social and flexible tools, the co-design of governance and business models for energy communities that provide economic, social, and environmental sustainability, as well as by encouraging the establishment of energy communities within existing administrative frameworks, accompanied by recommendations for regulatory improvements.
Project lead partner: InnoGeo Research and Service Nonprofit Ltd (Hungary)
Project partners: SLOVGEOTERM a.s. (Slovakia), Regional Development Agency Bačka Ltd. Novi Sad (Serbia), Environmental Resource Centre (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Project duration: 12 months (1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025.)
