EU fe de ration of citizen energy cooperatives Dirk Vansintjan, president of REScoop.eu A resilient economy must be built on strong A resilient economy must be built on strong local communities local communities Friday July 3, 2020 ILO online meeting International day of Cooperatives
REScoop.eu ? REScoop.eu ? - Dirk Vansintjan - Board member Ecopower - President of the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives - °2013 - REScoop Charter includes ICA 7 principles - New sector in Cooperatives Europe 51 11 6
Where? Where? 51 11 6
The team The team Thomas Lewis Communication Intern thomas.lewis@rescoop.eu
The board The board
Collaborations Collaborations with with others others • Community Power Coalition • Cooperatives Europe (new sector organisation) • Coalition for Energy Savings • BRIDGE • Small is Beautiful Campaign
Key Key to to success success : an : an enabling enabling framework framework • Citizens take action if the authorities allow them to • map shows where this was the case • REScoop.eu advocates for an enabling framework in all EU member states: good practice: Scotland (CARES) • Revision of EU directives (Clean Energy for All Europeans) was opportunity
Clean Energy 4 all Europeans Clean Energy 4 all Europeans directives directives Citizens energy community Citizens energy community Renewable energy community Renewable energy community a legal entity: a legal entity: which is based on voluntary and open Citize zens which, in accordance with the participation, effectively controlled by applicable national law, is based on Energy y shareholders or members who are natural open and voluntary participation, is Commun Co unity persons, local authorities, including autonomous, and is effectively municipalities, or small enterprises and controlled by shareholders or microenterprises. members that are located in the Renewa wable e proximity of the renewable energy The primary purpose of a citizens energy Energy y projects that are owned and community is to provide environmental, developed by that legal entity; Co Commun unity economic or social community benefits for its members or the local areas where it the shareholders or members of operates rather than financial profits. which are natural persons, SMEs or local authorities, including A citizens energy community can be municipalities; engaged in electricity generation, distribution and supply, consumption, the primary purpose of which is to aggregation, storage or energy efficiency provide environmental, economic or services, generation of renewable social community benefits for its electricity, charging services for electric shareholders or members or for the vehicles or provide other energy services local areas where it operates, rather to its shareholders or members. than financial profits.
Transposition Guidance document Transposition Guidance document
Looking Looking ahead ahead : The Green New Deal : The Green New Deal Transposition : supporting members • Electricity Directive (end of 2020) • Renewables Directive (31 June 2021) • Scotland as example Influencing State aid guidelines revision LIFE Programme Engaging with regulators (CEER) Sector Coupling strategy Buildings Renovations Wave
The Green New Deal post COVID The Green New Deal post COVID -19 19
Projects: building tools and services Projects: building tools and services for members for members ECCO
Projects Horizon 2020 Projects Horizon 2020 -WiseGRID ends now -FLEXCoop ends in september -COMPILE - OneNet (new) - REScoop VPP (new) - COME RES (new)
Service contract Service contract with with EU EU Commission Commission Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat (Energy Poverty Secretariat?)
Key Key figures figures In 2019, REScoop.eu has been present in 100+ events 100+ events … in 12 different 12 different countries countries • DE • IT • SL • BE • ES • HR • GR • NL • IE • TK • RW • FR representing an outreach of 8.000+ of 8.000+ people people
REScoop.eu close REScoop.eu close to to its its members members REVE2019 (FR), REVE2019 (FR), Germinador Germinador Social Social (ES), (ES), Energy Community Conference Energy Community Conference (PT), (PT), Social economy and cooperatives Antalya (TR) Social economy and cooperatives Antalya (TR) , , Convention Convention ‘Autoconsumo collettivo e comunità di energie rinnovabili’ (IT), ‘Autoconsumo collettivo e comunità di energie rinnovabili’ (IT), …
And far away from its members And far away from its members Kigali (Ruanda) ICA Conference Cooperatives for Development Kigali (Ruanda) ICA Conference Cooperatives for Development
And And intense intense advocacy advocacy activity activity • Meetings with decision -makers: 10+ • Policy Working Group meetings: 4 • Coops Europe Energy WG meetings: 3
3 Days in 3 Days in Copenhagen Copenhagen Energy Energy Copenhagen The Sustainable City Communities Communities Focus On Citizens https://www.visitcopenhagen. com/copenhagen/activities/1 22 22-24 April 2021 24 April 2021 0-ways-act-sustainably
www.rescoop.eu info@rescoop.eu @rescoop.eu REScoopVideos @REScoop.eu REScoop.eu
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