In the following, we give a brief overview of community energy practitioners’ networks and associations. Moreover, you will find some data and references where to find more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
REScoop.eu<\/a>: European federation for renewable energy cooperatives Overview of renewable energy cooperatives on REScoop’s “Community Energy Map” at https:\/\/www.rescoop.eu\/community-energy-map<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [BE] <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n REScoop.Vlaanderen<\/p>\n\n\n\n REScoop.Wallonie<\/p>\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Energie Partag\u00e9e: <\/p>\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n B\u00fcndnis B\u00fcrgerenergie e.V. <\/a>(BBEn): German community energy association [websites in German language only]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Besides the national confederation, there are several associations on state (“Bundesl\u00e4nder”) level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deutscher Raiffeisen- und Genossenschaftsverband e.V.<\/a> (DGRV): German cooperative and Raiffeisen confederation, umbrella association There are four regional associations that have technical committees for energy cooperatives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Netzwerk Energiewende jetzt e.V.<\/a>: network mainly active in the field of education and advisory services<\/p>\n\n\n\n DGRV: Survey on energy cooperatives (only members of DGRV member associations)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Energiewende Jetzt!<\/p>\n\n\n\n EnergieAgentur.NRW: Community energy database for federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia<\/p>\n\n\n\n University of Kassel<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leuphana University of L\u00fcneburg \/ Degenhart et al.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IZES & Leuphana<\/p>\n\n\n\n Klaus Novy Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n trend:research<\/p>\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Confcooperative Consumo e Utenza<\/a>: Italian confederation of consumer and user cooperatives [Italian only]<\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u00fcdtiroler Energieverband<\/a> (SEV): South Tyrol energy association<\/p>\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n ODE Decentraal: <\/p>\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Union Renovables:<\/p>\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n
At the same time, REScoop.eu is the sector association of Cooperatives Europe, the European branch of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA).<\/p>\n\n\n\nBelgium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
France<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Germany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
MetropolSolar Rhein-Neckar e.V.<\/a> (renewable energy initiatives in Rhein-Neckar metropolitan area, i.e. across borders of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Hesse, and Rhineland-Palatinate), <\/li>
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bayerischer Solar-Initiativen<\/a> (community solar initiatives),
B\u00fcrgerenergie Bayern e.V.<\/a><\/li>
Landesnetzwerk B\u00fcrger-Energiegenossenschaften Hessen e.V. (LaNEG Hessen)<\/li>
Netzwerk B\u00fcrgerenergiegesellschaften Niedersachsen (pending)<\/li>
Plattform B\u00fcrgerenergie & Energiegenossenschaften<\/a> (platform managed by the regional public energy agency, EnergieAgentur.NRW)<\/li>
Landesnetzwerk B\u00fcrgerenergiegenossenschaften Rheinland-Pfalz e.V. (LaNEG) <\/li>
B\u00fcrgerEnergie Th\u00fcringen e.V.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
DGRV has a national office for energy cooperatives (“Bundesgesch\u00e4ftsstelle<\/a>“).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baden-W\u00fcrttembergischer Genossenschaftsverband e.V.<\/li>
Genossenschaftsverband Bayern e.V. (technical committee for energy cooperatives, see https:\/\/www.gv-bayern.de\/verband\/gremien\/fachausschuesse<\/a>)<\/li>
Genossenschaftsverband Weser-Ems e.V. (list of energy cooperatives, see https:\/\/www.gvweser-ems.de\/DE\/Mitglieder\/energiegenossenschaften\/uebersicht_elektrizitaet.php<\/a>)<\/li>
Genossenschaftsverband – Verband der Regionen e.V. (two expert committees, see https:\/\/www.genossenschaftsverband.de\/verband\/organe-und-gremien\/<\/a>; German websites only)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nPublicly Available Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Other Data Sources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Italy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Spain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Switzerland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n