Webinar, Ecologic Institute, 07.02.2019.

Green Energy Cooperative (ZEZ)

Community Energy Models in Croatia

and West Balkan Region

Polovica građana u EU

mogla bi do 2050.

proizvoditi svoju energiju

Energija u vlasništvu

domaćinstava,

malih i srednjih poduzeća,

energetskih zadruga, javne

uprave

EU Federation of energy cooperatives – REScoop.eu

• More than 1.500 energy coops engaged and over 1 million citizens!

Energetska tranzicija

Crowdfunding

Civic Crowdfunding

+ City?

A K T I V A C I J A

GRAĐAN A

B O L J A

M J E S T A

B O L J A

K V A L I T E T A

Ž I V O TA

Civic crowdfunding

Platforms

Spacehive platform, UK

Status of renewable energy

Who is ZEZ?

ZEZ – Energy Cooperative, 20 members, 5 employees

Community energy projects developer – mission to support citizens

and cities in utilizing renewable (solar) energy

Crowdfunding Academy

Community solar energy

Grad Križevci

Digital platform for green energy projects

Energy independent

school

Kaštela

WHAT WE

DO?

elaboration of a group financing

model based on micro loans - HEP

ZEZ collect money from cooperative members and small investors through microloans

Small investors receving rate of return on investment (around 5.0% )

ZEZ buy and install PV plant on municipal buildings (schools, hospitals, community houses..)

Partnership between city/town and energy cooperative = public & civil partnership

Solar cooperative - Business model

CITIZENS ZEZ COOP USER - PUBLIC BUILDING

Community energy project: Town of Križevci

Structure• Crowdfunded by

50 small investors• 4.5% interest rate

for investors for 10 years

• Energy coop retain ownership for 10 years (after that retained by Town)

System• 30 kW Cost• 230.000 HRK

(around 30.000 $)• Completely funded

in 10 days (double interest recoreded)

ZEZ INVEST - Digitalna platforma za ulaganje u projekte obnovljivih izvora energije