🌟 Today, we wrap up for the year. We will be taking a well-deserved break and will return on 5 January 2026, refreshed and ready for what lies ahead! We wish you a happy break and all the best for 2026! ✨

💫 Would you like to lead our Policy team? We are looking for a Head of Policy to join us in Brussels and champion the interests of energy communities at the heart of European decision-making. Apply by 4 January! www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

🇬🇷 In Greece, farmers worked together to install solar panels to reduce their costs and increase their autonomy in a more and more unstable world. ☀️ The future is cooperative! 📽️ Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tDB...

🧂 What are the three key ingredients for a democratic district heating project? Find them out in this article! 👉 www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

🥁Save the date! 🪻Our annual European Energy Communities Forum will take place on 5-7 May 2026 in Latvia. ☀️ Three days of workshops, trainings, conferences and inspiration with community energy leaders from around Europe. ✨ Stay tuned! www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

🌟 Big change starts small, with people like you. 🏘️ Join an energy community and start a democratic and affordable renovation journey! 🔗 www.rescoop.eu/citizen-led-...

🆕 Renewable Energy Community Prize! ✨ The European Commission has launched a €1 million award for 10 inspiring energy communities with innovative governance models. 📆 Applications open: 20 January - 25 June 2026 research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/fund...

✨ Are you part of an energy community making a difference in Europe’s energy transition? Apply for the #EUSEW2026 awards and get your work recognised! The three categories are: 💡 SMEs driving energy efficiency ♻️ Local energy action 👩 Women in energy ➡️ sustainable-energy-week.ec.europa.eu/awards_en

🏆#SuccessStoryOfTheMonth ⛰️In the Douro/Duero region between Portugal & Spain, citizens decided to fight back against mega solar farms. 🌞 Their cooperative is now the main energy supplier in the area, installing 221 solar panels on public buildings in a few years! ➡️ www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

📍 From Loenen to South Kerry. 📍 From Antwerp to Redon. SmartCORE partners come together to empower energy communities with advanced energy management tools, helping them adopt smarter approaches to the energy transition. This is what they say! ↓ smartcore.nweurope.eu/blog/smartco... #SmartCORENWE

🏆 The #FastandFair Award celebrates wind projects that go hand-in-hand with social justice, environmental stewardship and community engagement. 🌬️ Does your energy community produce wind power? Apply by 20 February 2026 to gain recognition across Europe! ➡️ fastandfairenergy.eu/award

Grab a coffee, tea, or a glass of water and enjoy this interview with our Head of Capacity Building, Antonia Proka, by YES - Europe, the platform of young leaders in energy and sustainability. → yeseurope.org/policy/women...

📅 Thousands of decision-makers, researchers, and activists will come together on 9-11 June next year for #EUSEW2026. 📣 Help us put energy communities at the centre of the conversation by hosting a session! 🔗 sustainable-energy-week.ec.europa.eu/policy-confe...

📢 PRESS RELEASE Today, the European Commission published its Grids Package. We welcome the Commission’s guidance to introduce prioritisation schemes for grid connection. However, we oppose the proposal to re-open the Renewable Energy Directive. ➡️ www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

♨️ How can energy communities deliver warm and comfortable homes? 📣 We are calling on our network of energy communities and on EU, national, and local government representatives to join us tomorrow and be part of this important conversation! Register for the webinar → www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

📍 In Belgrade, we met the Serbian community energy movement, including our member Energetska zadruga Elektropionir, a real pioneer of citizen-led energy in the country. Organised by @giz.de, the event caught the attention of Balkan media. Enjoy the read! → balkangreenenergynews.com/energy-commu...

🇪🇺 On Wednesday, we met with the European Commission with allies. 🚨We expressed our concerns regarding the latest developments around ETS2, which could negatively impact the Social Climate Fund: a crucial tool to deliver a just energy transition. ✉️ Read the letter: www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

📤 We are proud to have contributed to the report "Energy Efficiency Delivers: Turning Policy Into Impact" by the Coalition for Energy Savings, providing evidence that energy efficiency is not just a policy goal but a real opportunity for communities! 🔗 energycoalition.eu/latest/energ...

🧑‍🌾 Across Europe, farmers are working with their neighbours to set up energy communities. 🌾These projects carry many benefits for rural communities: strengthening local ties, diversifying the economy, & reducing costs. 🌞Learn more about initiatives in Belgium: www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

‘The most important factor for energy communities to succeed is to have an enabling legal framework.'📈 Quoted in the @esponprogramme.bsky.social magazine, our Head of Policy, Josh Roberts, looks at this and other key conditions that help community energy grow. → gis-portal.espon.eu/arcgis/apps/...

📨 Our December newsletter is out! With updates on: 📣 Our new job opening 📚 Tools for energy communities 🔎 Our national advocacy work Read it here: mailchi.mp/rescoop.eu/d...

💭 Do you want to learn how to design and implement effective policy and engagement strategies from two experienced community energy practitioners? Join this #LifeCOMET webinar on Thursday at 10:00 CET. Register now! 👉 lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/webinar...

⚡ The European Sustainable Energy Week, the largest annual event in Europe dedicated to renewables and efficient energy, will return on 9-11 June 2026. Join tomorrow’s info session to learn how energy communities can get involved. 👉 sustainable-energy-week.ec.europa.eu/eusew-2026-i... #EUSEW2026

📣 Webinar alert! How can we support building renovations and heating & cooling projects led by energy communities? 📆 9 December - 10:00 CET Register now! www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

Looking to learn about an important topic (funding) this weekend? Tune in to hear our colleague Chris Vrettos walk you through the EU Social Climate Fund and national Social Climate Plans clearly and comprehensively! ↓↓↓

How did the journey to community energy begin in the Luxembourg town of Beckerich? Where is it heading next? 💡Through #SmartCORENWE, Beckerich is working toward greater self-sufficiency and reduced dependence on international energy markets. Read their story smartcore.nweurope.eu/blog/luxembo...

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 We are looking for a Head of Policy to join our team in Brussels and ensure that the voice of energy communities is heard loud and clear in European energy policy. 💚 Ready to make a meaningful impact on the energy transition? Apply by 4 January! ➡️ www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

🏘️ Everyone deserves an affordable, sustainable and comfortable place to call home. This should be the vision shown in each country's National Building Renovation Plan. Read our joint letter 👉 buildbetterlives.eu/2025/11/26/n... #BuildBetterLives

🏆#SuccessStoryOfTheMonth 🏠 Meet Les 7 Vents: the cooperative that helped 20,000 households in Normandy renovate their homes, increase their comfort and slash their CO₂ emissions. 🧣 Read all about it! www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

Community engagement is essential for strong, citizen-led energy projects. The final Life COMET Toolkit blog post looks at key resources for: 🤝 Stakeholder mobilisation 📢 Communication & awareness Read more: lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/upgradi... #LifeCOMET

💡We have just published a new brief developed through our joint work with @boelleu.bsky.social and @gef-europe.bsky.social, examining how the practice of benefit sharing can make the energy transition fairer. Take a close look at our brief! 🤝 gef.eu/publication/...

🔍 Despite civil society pressure, Germany has still not presented its Social Climate Plan draft. 📣 We call on Germany and all EU countries to ensure open and transparent public consultations for their Social Climate Plans. Check out our Social Climate Fund Tracker ➡️ www.rescoop.eu/policy/finan...

🟥 Red cards for the Social Climate Plans of Sweden and Cyprus. 👉Sweden: only one measure, subsidies for electric vehicles. 👉Cyprus: a welcome comprehensive measure on energy communities, but no further details, only 8 pages. Explore our Social Climate Fund Tracker ➡️ www.rescoop.eu/policy/finan...

What makes citizen-led renovation so effective (and empowering!)? ✔️ It boosts the local economy by keeping investment & jobs in the community. ✔️ It offers tailored & sustainable solutions. ✔️ It enhances social cohesion by engaging citizen participation. Learn more: → www.rescoop.eu/citizen-led-...

🌟 The most effective way to ensure EU and national funds actually reach energy communities is to partner up with federations. 👀 This is already happening in Belgium, where regional federations have secured structural government grants. Find out more! ➡️ www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

🌬️ Chris Vrettos, Senior Policy Advisor, joins Foresight Climate & Energy to talk about SeaCoop, the umbrella organisation of Belgian energy communities whose involvement in the first offshore wind farm in the Princess Elisabeth Zone is currently at stake. 🎧 foresightmedia.com/story/swoMTl...

"Who will benefit from this [energy] transition? Will it be the large utilities or can we find ways for ordinary people to share in the profits?" 🎙️ Daan Creupelandt, REScoop.eu Managing Director, at @wedonthavetime.bsky.social. Full programme ➡ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftYK...

European renewable energy #coops apex @rescoop.eu urges protection for EU’s Social Climate Fund after delay to #emissions trading scheme

Having relevant practical tools matters when building community energy projects. This week’s #LifeCOMET blog post dives into: 🔧Sustainable business models 🧭Collective self-consumption & energy sharing Read more → lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/upgradi...

📣 For lower bills, lower emissions and energy independence, EU housing policy must put renovation financing front and centre. That is the message we sent to the European Commission today in a joint letter with 11 other organisations. Read the full letter 👉 wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/20...

📍 Last week, we visited a pilot site of the SocialNRG project in Cinisello Balsamo, Italy. We saw what it takes to set up an energy community in social housing: the hurdles, the potential, and where opportunities can grow. Find out more about the project ➡ www.housingeurope.eu/project/soci...

📢 43 organisations and coalitions call for the protection of the Social Climate Fund. We call on the European Commission to clearly and publicly communicate that the Social Climate Fund will not be impacted by a potential delay in ETS2. Read our joint letter 👉 www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

⚖️ Aligning production and consumption of green electricity. SmartCORE empowers energy communities in five countries with: ✔️ Replicable energy management software ✔️ A strategy that combines social and technical expertise ✔️ Training to learn from real experiences 🔗 smartcore.nweurope.eu/about

🌍✨ Tomorrow, our Managing Director, Daan Creupelandt, will join the global TV show @wedonthavetime.bsky.social, broadcasting live from #COP30. 👀 Don’t miss it! Tune in on 18 November at 18:00h CET. ▶️ www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30

🚀 Join us for the first session of the #LifeCOMET webinar series 'From Practice to Change'. In this first webinar, you will learn how to design and implement effective policy and engagement strategies from two community energy practitioners. Register now! 👉 lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/webinar...

Big change starts small – with people like you. Bring your community together and create a democratic and clean way to heat and cool your neighbourhood 🌞❄️ Start your own local heating and cooling project 👉 energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/gu...

💫 We are happy to be part of the new SHINE project, which will empower local and regional authorities in Belgium, Italy, Poland, and Spain to strengthen their support for community energy projects and help them thrive across Europe. 👉 www.rescoop.eu/news-and-eve...

Supportive frameworks are key to growing energy communities. 🌱 The latest #LifeCOMET blog post shares 3 paths to enable them: better EU transposition, better local & national integration, stronger regulations. 📃Read more: lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/upgradi...

Imagine joining forces with your neighbours across the border to create a community energy project! 💭 The Cross-Border Energy Communities initiative can help make it happen with: ✅ €15.000 funding ✅ Tailored expert support Apply by 21 November! border-energy-communities.eu/call-for-pro...

📅 In January, Cyprus will take over the presidency of the European Council. Key policy files are on the horizon: 🔹 Citizens Energy Package 🔹 Grids Package 🔹 Heating and Cooling Strategy 🔹 EU Budget (2028-2034) negotiations Check out our recommendations! 👉 www.rescoop.eu/toolbox/resc...