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REScoopsGroups and cooperatives of citizens for Renewable Energy Sources in Europe
15/02/2012Zagreb Energy Week
Who is standing in front of you?
Dirk Knapen, Flanders, Belgium
Actively involved in sustainable energy sector since 1994
Trainee at Nordic Folkecenter in 1997 organising study tours in Denmark
Policy and project work on climate and energy for the Flemish environment movement since 2000
Joined REScoop.be last february
Who am I representing?
Dirk Vansintjan, Flanders, Belgium Active in the renewable energy sector since 1985 Ecopower cvba since 1991
Active in the Conseil Nationale de la Coopération(National board of the Cooperation)
Member of Coopkracht
Vice-president of REScoop.be President of REScoop.eu
In contact with Cooperatives Europe/ICA
REScoop.eu
European federation of groups and cooperatives of citizens for Renewable Energy Sources
Over 1000 REScoops in Europe?
REScoop.eu
Backed by UN2012 declared international year of cooperatives as well as sustainable energy
Definition of a Cooperative“A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.”
REScoop.eu
Baseline 7 international cooperative principles
1. Voluntary, open membership2. Democratic member control3. Member economic participation4. Autonomy and independence5. Education, training and information6. Cooperation among cooperatives7. Concern for the community
www.ica.coop/coop/principles.html
REScoop.eu
Practical application of the 7 cooperative principles
Supporting local communities Clean, affordable energy supply for all Citizens role in production, distribution and supply Sharing of experience Mutual practical and organisational support Creation of cooperative investment fund Creation of pan-European sustainable energy supplier Lobby local, regional, national, European and
international authorities
REScoop 20-20-20 project
ALIenergy (SC) Avanzi (IT) Cooperatives Europe (EU) Ecopower (BE) Elabora/Confcooperative (IT) EMES (EU)
Enercoop (FR) Energy4all (UK) EWS (DE) Middelgrunden (DK) ODE (NL) REScoop.be (BE)
12 partners in 10 EU countries
The REScoop 20-20-20 project
Event title Foreseen month
Foreseen place Target group Target number of participants
4 national workshops for mentors
11,13,15, 17 Bozen (IT), Lille or Bretagne (FR), Girona (ES), Copenhagen (DK)
MentorsOrganisationsGroups of citizens
25 mentors60 organisations
2 validation workshops for charter
4, 7 To be agreed- during consortium meetings
PartnersStakeholdersExperts
12 community engagement initial workshops for the pilots
13-16 To be defined after WP5.1 –In any case between the 10 countries mainly covered by the project
Local communities,Citizens,Local Authorities
At least 75 stakeholders
4 open basic seminars at RES national fairs
21, 24, 27, 30
PL, HU, BL, EL Citizens,Stakeholders
50
1open seminar on investment schemes
16 Bretagne (FR) REScoops,new RES initiatives
50
5 broad open information workshops
19, 22, 25, 28, 31
Luxemburg, Carpathian area, Ireland, Balkan area, Portugal
EU citizens 50
5 policy seminars 11, 15, 19, 23, 27
At meetings of the Consortium
REScoopsEnergy market regulators Relevant EU institutions
30
1 EU level seminar 24 EWEA 2014 congress REScoopsStakeholders
150
Ecopower production
°1991 (NPO TSAP, Leuven,°1985) 37.000 cooperative members 40 million € equity
Wind, 11 turbines, 20,86 MW PV, 270 installations, 2,25 MW Small hydro, restoration of 3
water mills, 0,1 MW Plant oil cogeneration 1 plant,
0,25 MWe, 0,3 MWth 11 years: 6%, 1 year: 4% dividend Support for 4 x 2,3 MW wind
turbines with Walloon REScoops
Ecopower supply 87,5 million kWh 1,1% of households in Flanders 31.495 customers on December 31 4.888 new customers in 2011 Cheapest and greenest electricity and
best customer service on the market Link between renewable energy and
rational use of energy Average consumption dropping
continuously : -38% in 5 yearsWithout customers with PV-installations (8809): 3096 kWh (-20%)
Very simple tarif
Year Averageconsumption
2006 3.9092007 3.3312008 3.0632009 2.9852010 2.8192011 2.421
Energy4all
Created due to daily enquiries received from people looking to replicate the success of Baywind, the UK's first community-owned wind farm (www.baywind.coop)
Works primarily with community groups and landowners, to develop renewable energy projects wholly or partially owned by a community co-operative
Created a 9 step stones guideline for groups planning to set up a wind project
Provides a package of sector, admin, and financial services to Coops in return for an annual fee
Middelgrundens Vindmøllelaug
Private partnership formed May 1997, by working group for wind turbines at Middelgrunden
Following success of Lynetten Windpower(www.lynettenvind.dk)
Aim to produce electricity through the establishment and management of wind turbines on Middelgrunden shoal
Shareholders own a share corresponding to 1/40500 of the partnership per share
20 wind turbines, 10 northern owned by DONG Energy 10 southern owned by Middelgrunden Wind Turbine Cooperative
World famous, most photographed Story of Danish people investing savings in wind
power told over and over again
ElektrizitätsWerke Schönau
Triggered 1986 by Chernobyl accident 1997 take-over local grid 1998 supply of Schönauer customers
exclusively with electricity form renewable energy and cogeneration
1999 national supplier of clean electricity
By 2012 operating 7 grids 2014 Berlin grid?
Shareholders: 1830 Customers electricity: approx. 130.000, natural gas: approx. 8.300 Subsidized new, ecological electricity production units: some 1950
PV, cogeneration, biogas, small hydro
Project partners support groups and cooperatives of citizens to go together for renewable energy
For more information or contact have a look at www.rescoop.eu www.facebook.com/pages/REScoopeu/198522540221034or subscribe to our news alert
Partners www.ecopower.be/index.php/english www.energy4all.co.uk/ www.middelgrunden.dk/middelgrunden/?q=en/node/35 www.ews-schoenau.de/footer/international.html
REScoop 20-20-20 project
www.ica.coop/al-ica/International Cooperative Allliance
www.2012.coop/2012 UN year of Cooperatives
www.sustainableenergyforall.org/2012 UN year of sustainable energy
www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/Rio+20 UNCSDUnited Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
www.go100percent.org100% renewable energy communities
More information
REScoop 20‐20‐20 project partners support groups and cooperativescitizens for renewable energy. Contact us for support! www.rescoop.
Thank you for your interest