🌞 We are the European federation of energy communities, a growing network of 2,500 energy communities representing over 2 million citizens active in the energy transition. https://www.rescoop.eu/https://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.euhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3muyzvqsbq22x📣 Registration for the Citizens' Energy Forum is open! Let's ensure community voices are well represented and help shape how the Citizens' Energy Package is implemented on the ground. 🗓️ 1 October 📍 Brussels (and online 👩‍💻) → Book your seat by 18 September: https://energy.ec.europa.eu/events/citizens-energy-forum-2026-10-01_en08 Sep 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyzvqsbq22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3muylygqrus2h🔒 If hundreds of feasibility studies back the potential of aquathermal energy, why do many projects still struggle to move forward? 🔓 The #AquaCOM French pilot proves that a solid business model is key to linking the infrastructure to the needs of its users. → https://aquacom.nweurope.eu/blog/lorient-46/linking-technology-to-reality-why-aquathermal-projects-need-a-business-model-222208 Sep 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3muylygqrus2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3muwbeoqttk25🕸️ How do you start building the network of allies for your community energy project? 📍 Learn to map this fundamental piece for your energy community's success with this guide, produced under the #LifeLOOP project. → https://energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/life-loop-stakeholder-mapping-engagement-plans/07 Sep 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwbeoqttk25https://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3muw23yxoou23🎉We are happy to welcome six new supporters to our network! 📌Sarajevo Economic Region Development Agency - SERDA 📌OPZ Sinergija Plus 📌Energis 📌Platform for Energy Transition 📌Environmental and Territorial Management Institute 📌CoPlan 🔎 https://www.rescoop.eu/news-and-events/news/rescoop-eu-welcomes-six-new-wbsi-supporters07 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw23yxoou23https://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3muoimvjga227🌱 Community energy grows through dialogue and trust. 🪁The #LifeCOMET Polish partner CoopTech Hub shared community energy experiences with UKEN, the Czech Union for Community Energy, allowing reciprocal inspiration while adapting ideas to their national context. https://lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/from-resistance-to-cooperation-reflections-from-the-czech-republic04 Sep 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoimvjga227https://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mujzrzjfmc2w🤔 How is your country doing on energy communities legislation? 🔎 Our new policy tracker is your one-stop hub to monitor the legal and financial landscape for energy communities across Europe – now with enhanced interactivity and overall country assessments. 👉 rescoop.eu/policy/policy-tracker02 Sep 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujzrzjfmc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mujixpw3zs2h📍From #LifeCOMET in Bulgaria. Electra Energy Cooperative shared its experience building Desmi, the Greek national coalition for community energy, with local actors in Sofia and Plovdiv. 💡 People are key to collective action! 👉 Read the full article: https://lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/community-energy-starts-with-citizen-interaction-reflections-from-bulgaria02 Sep 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujixpw3zs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3muhjgkvqh222🤔 How is Europe planning to increase renewable electricity? ⚡The new EU Electrification Action Plan sets out different key actions for the electrification of the heating and cooling sector, aligning with the main objective of the #MUSEDHC project. 🔍 https://musedhc.ambienteitalia.it/2026/08/26/europes-journey-towards-100-renewables/01 Sep 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhjgkvqh222https://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3muhfbw2zj22x🎉Our Community Energy guide is now available in Estonian! 💡The practical guide includes powerful success stories from 27 community energy projects. 🚀Do you want to produce and share your own energy? Then this guide is for you! ⬇️Download the guide: https://www.rescoop.eu/toolbox/kogukonnaenergia-praktiline-juhend-kuidas-energia-%C3%BCle-kontrolli-tagasi-v%C3%B5tta #LifeCOMET01 Sep 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhfbw2zj22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3muh3cpksac24📣 Opportunity for Portuguese energy communities! ✨ The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has launched a call to support 10 community energy projects with grants of up to €30,000 and technical assistance from our member Coopérnico. Inscreva-se até 16 de setembro 👉 https://gulbenkian.pt/en/bolsas-lista/gulbenkian-energy-communities/01 Sep 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh3cpksac24https://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3muf5ryxumk2j🔋Do you need an uplifting story now that you're back to the office? 🚀 We have just released a success story about the newly established Community Energy Coalition in Romania, aiming to eliminate energy poverty! 🪄 Learn more about their inspiring story: https://www.rescoop.eu/news-and-events/stories/success-story-joining-forces-for-energy-democracy-in-romania31 Aug 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf5ryxumk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3muemorpk4f25🏘️🚙 Buildings and road transport cause nearly 40% of EU CO₂ emissions. To cut pollution fast, Europe must reduce fossil fuel dependency in our homes and transport. But this transition must be socially fair, especially for households facing energy and transport poverty. ✍️ life-effect.org/petition/31 Aug 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3muemorpk4f25https://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3muehkljxwk2z🌊 As part of the #LifeCOMET project, Tallinn University of Technology brought together practitioners from the three Baltic countries to exchange experiences on community energy developments across the region. Discover the reflections from Latvia and Lithuania: 👉 https://lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/sharing-money-instead-of-kilowatts-reflections-from-latvia-and-lithuania31 Aug 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3muehkljxwk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mu2wckbvic2k🔋 Is your energy community exploring a community-based virtual power plant (cVPP)? The MoRe model helps energy communities explore the potential of a cVPP. It cuts through the complexity, showing what your first steps could look like. 👉 energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/the-more-model27 Aug 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2wckbvic2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mu2iset2fc24🗨️ The ECOEMPOWER project's new report, "Voices from the grid: stories powering policy change", gathers 15 community energy stories and turns their lessons into concrete policy recommendations. → Read the full report: https://ecoempower.eu/data/ECOEMPOWER_white_book_20260511.pdf27 Aug 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2iset2fc24https://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mtyeb7cv2s2m🌡️ Heat pumps keep homes cool in summer and warm in winter, but technology alone is not enough. Pair them with community energy to unlock something bigger! #SmartCORENWE explores how the energy transition can be technically smart, participatory & socially fair! https://smartcore.nweurope.eu/blog/smartcore-224/from-heatwaves-to-heat-pumps-how-energy-communities-can-make-electrification-work-for-everyone-224426 Aug 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyeb7cv2s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mtxxd45xgc2fEurope’s fossil fuel dependence is hitting people twice this summer: 🔥Heatwaves, wildfires & drought 💶High energy bills 📣 We are joining 197 organisations & businesses in calling on Ursula von der Leyen to make this fossil fuel crisis Europe’s last. Read the letter 👉 https://www.rescoop.eu/uploads/rescoop/downloads/SOTEU-2026_letter.pdf26 Aug 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxxd45xgc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mtvh5qmr2c2z💧 From the Dijle river to the shower! Our member Ecopower has recently installed an aquathermal energy system at the Flemish watermill of Rotselaar, as part of the #AquaCOM project. How does it all work? Take a look at this infographic! 👇 It is as clear as water💧 → aquacom.nweurope.eu/rotselaar25 Aug 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvh5qmr2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mtsybelwxc2z📌 Save the date! Join us for the final event of the #LifeCOMET project in Croatia! ⚡ Drawing on three years of project experience, the conference will explore how to drive the local energy transition. 🗓️ When? 24 & 25 September 2026 → Register now: https://lifecomet.rescoop.eu/news/energy-community-in-practice-implementation-tools-and-models-for-local-energy-transition24 Aug 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsybelwxc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3msig4uimqc2mIt's time for a break! ☀️ The REScoop.eu team is switching off for a couple of weeks. We will be back on 24 August, recharged and ready to keep the clean energy transition moving. Wishing you all a summer full of sunshine and good company! 🌳🌊🌄07 Aug 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3msig4uimqc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3msfzkzpqrs25🔁 We never get tired of this film! Stories of David vs. Goliath: citizens unpredictably defeating the powerful machinery of large energy corporations. ☀️ Bring more sun, hope, and energy into your summer! Watch the movie again (or for the first time): → https://energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/we-the-power-a-movie-about-the-citizen-led-community-energy-movement-in-europe/06 Aug 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfzkzpqrs25https://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3msdd2fgysc2sWe celebrate the French Government taking a concrete step, restricting gas boilers in new buildings. 🌊As the #AquaCOM project shows, aquathermal energy offers a clean alternative to gas. ♨️We encourage policy-makers to go further and champion renewable heating. → https://aquacom.nweurope.eu/blog/lorient-46/france-is-phasing-out-gas-heating-a-policy-shift-that-changes-the-market-204105 Aug 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdd2fgysc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3ms6ajug2u62j🍉 Were you swamped by the heatwaves and missed our latest success story from Scandinavia? 💚 The Röstånga energy has installed multiple solar panels and recently inaugurated a carsharing project that will significantly assist locals with their commutes. 🚌 🪄 https://www.rescoop.eu/news-and-events/stories/success-story-a-swedish-rural-community-driven-by-cooperative-principles03 Aug 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6ajug2u62jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mrufkaw6xs2t🤩 Get inspired and ready for community energy! 🧭 The Energy Community Platform gathers 100+ free resources to help you navigate every stage of your community energy journey. 🤿 Dive in and explore the full collection! → energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/30 Jul 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrufkaw6xs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mrrm2fd54h2v✊️Over 6 in 10 Europeans say that using less fossil fuels makes Europe safer 🔥While over 325,000 civilians have evacuated their homes in France and Spain due to the devastating wildfires, the message from the majority is clear. 🔎Read the joint briefing to learn more: https://www.e3g.org/publications/europeans-back-reducing-fossil-fuel-imports/29 Jul 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrm2fd54h2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mrpjgxpuxp27🎉 We are happy to welcome two new members and one new supporter to our network! 📌 VERDANA (Romania) 📌 Związek SERC (Poland) 📌 Environment Improvement Centre (Serbia) 🔎 Learn more about them: https://www.rescoop.eu/news-and-events/news/rescoop-eu-welcomes-two-new-members-and-one-supporter28 Jul 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpjgxpuxp27https://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mrmn74ziud2v🏞️ Whether you are lying by a lake or sitting at your desk, take a moment to read our success stories for some summer inspiration! 🌞 🤝 At the heart of North Macedonia, a rural energy community was founded by citizens, civil society and experts. 🌱 🔎 https://www.rescoop.eu/news-and-events/stories/success-story-north-macedonias-first-energy-community-takes-root-in-a-small-village27 Jul 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmn74ziud2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mrfcijyser2rWant to boost local support for your energy community project? 💡 It’s all in the communication strategy. 🤝 Check out the latest resource from the Energy Community Platform on how to effectively engage stakeholders at the local level. ➡️ Get the guide: https://energycommunityplatform.eu/resources/community-energy-community-energy-communications-at-the-local-level/24 Jul 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfcijyser2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rescoop.eu/post/3mrcpsasuhc2f📣 Do you want to stay up to date on the community energy movement in Europe? Subscribe to our newsletter to: 🟢 Learn about our federation's work and what other coops in Europe are achieving 🟢 Get insights into key EU policy discussions 🟢 And more! 👉 https://rescoop.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ab414822be321923ab544d8ca&id=363071984c23 Jul 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:pfrxrievbluv5mok56vsr7ka/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcpsasuhc2f