After weeks of researching and learning, three free face-to-face workshops will take place shortly in each country. The first workshop in Cantabria will be held on Friday 9 September in the afternoon and on Saturday 10 in Limpias, and the main target audience will be agents involved in the primary sector. In addition to receiving essential information about what an energy community is, the participants will learn about the experiences of energy communities of all kinds that have started up in other places, as well as experiences directly linked to the primary sector. Finally, work will be done in groups to understand in a practical way what is needed to form an energy community, what are the obstacles that can appear in the process, and a series of other questions about the creation of these structures. Mid-morning coffee and midday refreshments will be offered to all participants.
In France, the first workshop will be held in the Var on Saturday 10 September 2022, in the morning at the Médiathèque in Le Cannet-des-Maures and in the afternoon at the Bois de Brindille eco-hamlet, one of the pioneering participatory housing projects in the Var. Essential information on what an energy community is will be given and experiences of energy communities of all kinds that have been started in different places in France and Europe will be presented. Finally, a group work will allow to understand in a practical way what is necessary to form an energy community, what are the obstacles that can appear in the process, and another series of questions around the creation of these structures. This first workshop, supported by the CAUE du Var, the associations “Ecohabitons 83, Quartier libre”, “Ecobatissons”, “Energie Partagée” and “Collaborative Energy”, is included in the agenda of the National Days of Participatory Housing, hosted by the Mediathèque of Le Cannet-des-Maures, as part of its cultural programme “Sources and resources, participatory housing in the Var”. A welcome coffee and lunch snack will be offered to participants. On Sunday 11 September 2022 a meeting in Cotignac wil be held with “Collaborative Energy”, who propose technological solutions for the ecological revolution of uses and will present their project on clean energy production (vertical axis micro-wind turbine).
In Italy, the decision has been made to open the first workshop to any person interested in learning the basics regarding energy communities. In addition to receiving essential information on what an energy community is, they will learn about experiences of energy communities of all kinds that have started their journey in other places. Expert engineer Vincenzo Raffa, from Friendly Power, will give the first introductory talk. Coffee and lunch will be offered to all participants and, in the afternoon, the energy community of Roseto di Valfortore will be presented, as well as the network of energy communities of the region of Campania. Finally, a debate will be launched to discuss the ideas heard during the day.
