Power Up in Czech Republic
POWER UP in Czech Republic: Rožnov pod Radhoštěm České In Czech Republic, POWER UP implemented a pilot scheme in the city of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. The city is one of the 4 European pilots that acted as “living labs”: each of them designed novel business models around renewable energy or energy efficiency services together with […]
Power Up in Italy
POWER UP in Italy: Campania Area Italiano https://youtu.be/kPJs5oc2ha8 In one of Italy’s most economically vulnerable regions, two small municipalities, San Giuseppe Vesuviano and Palma Campania, joined forces through the umbrella organisation UCSA to launch a Renewable Energy Community. Households can join the community for free and receive renewable energy and tangible benefits based on income levels. View country impact fiche Inhabitants in the four […]
Power Up in Spain
POWER UP in Spain: Valencia Español In Spain, POWER UP implemented a pilot scheme in Valencia. It’s the third-largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona, located on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula, 790.201 inhabitants. Valencia is one of the four European pilots that act as “living labs”: each of them implemented novel […]
Power Up in The Netherlands
POWER UP in The Netherlands: Heerlen Nederlands Heerlen, in The Netherlands, started as a POWER UP pilot. It shifted midway from pilot to replicator, as the team faced technical and organisational challenges to set up a stablebusiness model. As of 2024 the municipality focused on capacity-building and knowledge-sharing on energy poverty solutions. Heerlen observed the […]
Power Up in Belgium
POWER UP in Belgium: Eeklo Flemish In Belgium, POWER UP implemented a pilot scheme in the city of Eeklo, a forerunner in local renewable energy production. This pilot implemented two complementary social energy services: * Social shares of an energy cooperative (ECOPOWER) pre-financed by the municipality, allowing vulnerable households to directly access renewable energy at […]