📅 Date: 8 June 2026, 15:00 – 17:45 CET
📍 Venue: Comet Meetings Louise, Place Stéphanie 20, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (Online streaming will be available)
This conference brings together the final results and learnings from three EU LIFE-funded projects POWER-E-COM, DISCOVER and ISLET. Participants will explore the main barriers to creating energy communities and how to overcome them, gain insights into key technical aspects of the process, and learn from concrete best practices implemented across Europe.
The event will be followed by a networking cocktail, offering participants the opportunity to connect with speakers and fellow attendees.
About the projects:
POWER-E-COM fosters cooperation between regional and local authorities and citizens to develop RECs across six European countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Ireland, Slovenia and Spain. It works with regions at different stages of the energy transition to design and implement adaptable REC models, while providing training, mentoring and practical tools to help stakeholders set up and scale community energy projects.
DISCOVER supports the development of Community Energy Projects by providing integrated support services to project initiators. It works with pilot regions in Italy, France, Croatia, Bulgaria and Austria to establish local One Stop Shops offering guidance on technical, financial, legal and organisational aspects, helping communities launch and implement energy projects across their full lifecycle.
ISLET supports collaboration between public authorities, private investors and citizens in order to develop RECs on small Mediterranean islands. It involves pilot and test islands in Greece, Italy, Croatia and Malta to design and validate REC models that can be applied across other Mediterranean islands.
Agenda:
Welcome participants and introduction – FEDARENE | 15:00
Keynote speech: Setting the Scene on Energy Communities: What they are and why their importance is increasing – Vinicius Valente, CINEA | 15:15
POWER-E-COM: Chances, Challenges & Changes: Energy Communities on the rise!? – Ingo Ball, WIP | 15:30
ISLET: Learnings on Community Building for Renewable Energy Communities – Alexis Chatzimpiros, Samsø Energiakademi | 15:45
DISCOVER: The Cost of Success: When the Growth of Energy Communities Creates New Challenges – Helmut Herglotz, Pixel Energy Solutions | 16:00
POWER-E-COM: Business Models for European Energy Communities –
Francisco Puente / Álvaro Moral, ESCAN | 16:15
ISLET: Experiences from Renewable Energy Communities on Islands – Élodie Bossio, FEDARENE | 16:30
DISCOVER: Building Trust in Energy Communities: The Role of Transparency and Governance – Damir Medved, Without Borders | 16:45
Q&A. FEDARENE | 17:00
Wrap-up & Conclusions – FEDARENE | 17:20
Networking Cocktail: A refreshment will be served to the in-person attendees on Comet Meeting’s floor 0. | 18:00 – 19:30
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