Community Energy A grassroots approach to

energy transition Domenico Ragozzino

Pioneer Into Practice - Climate KIC

#KIKCliMates #SustainableCitySolutionsBudapest, 6 October 2015

HI, I’M DOMENICO

RAGOZZINOI AM A SOCIAL SCIENTIST AND PROJECT MANAGER - EU POLICY & FUNDING CONSULTANT - PASSIONATE ABOUT URBAN SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL IMPACT AND GRASSROOTS INNOVATION.

I LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM, UK

Tweets! @DRagozzino

MY PRESENTATION

WHAT IS COMMUNITY ENERGY?

Low or zero carbon initiative that could involve a school or business, a street, housing estate or a whole village/town

Different types: Reducing, managing and purchasing energy

Raises money through donations, grants and share offers and in some cases bank loans

Renewable energy based, such as Solar PV, Wind or Biomass

WHY DO WE NEED IT ?

LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE 60% - 80% REDUCTION GHP BY 2050

EU GOAL : 20 - 20 - 20

CLIMATE CHANGE

ENERGY PRICE

PARTLY ACHIEVED

ENERGY SECURITY

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FINANCING SHARING ECONOMY

HOW DOES IT WORK ?

DECENTRALISING

DEMOCRATISING

DEMONSTRATING

DECARBONISING

COMMUNITY ENERGY

REPRESENTS DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODELS

DEVELOPED ON BOTH THE SIDE OF THE ENERGY SUPPLY/DISTRIBUTION. CENTRAL TO THE CONCEPT ARE THE AIMS OF

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4 SUCCESS FACTORS

SOCIAL CAPITAL

KNOWLEDGE & NETWORK

POLICY SUPPORT

FUNDING AND SYSTEM

Leadership; Skills; Seed-funding and incubators.

MUNICIPALITIES : HOW DO EMPOWERING COMMUNITY ENERGY ?

Raising trust of funders

Local climate change

Public sector buildings

Local sustainable development

Local energy governance

ENERGY ADVICE AND

FUEL POVERTY

CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT AND

AND COMMUNITY INVESTING

LOCAL RENEWABLE

ENERGY GOVERNANCE

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@PlymouthEnergyCommunity

COMMUNITY ENERGY IMPACT MAP

QUESTIONS ?KÖSZÖNÖM A FIGYELMET!

DOMENICO RAGOZZINO I doragozzino@gmail.com