In Italy, the debate on the compatibility between energy production from renewable sources and the problem of land consumption due to the increased occupation of agricultural land by wind and photovoltaic power plants is becoming increasingly relevant. Italy, therefore, faces… Read More »Compatibility between photovoltaics and land use: new challenge for the energy transition
We share here the leaflet we prepared with some of the most significant aspects of the project, which is now coming to an end. “We will continue to work so that, in the rural areas of Cantabria, energy communities are… Read More »A brief summary
Department of Var, France (June 2023) On 6 June 2023, MALTAE accepted an invitation to take part in the Var departmental citizens’ energy day held in Le Luc-en-Provence. The presentation by Energie partagée, who organised the meeting, was shown during… Read More »Departmental meeting on citizen energies
Throughout these months of learning about rural energy communities and their potential for an inclusive energy transition, we have been building up information and basic knowledge from scratch, which we have put into an online learning platform. We have structured… Read More »Online training platform
These notes were taken during the visit to the Tiers Lieu Sainte Marthe, in the framework of the workshop “Territory of energy with and for citizens” jointly organised by MALTAE and the municipality of Châteauneuf de Grasse, an activity that… Read More »“Territory of energy with and for citizens”
Author: Gramigna The dream of a completely fossil-independent Europe with green energy available in a safe and affordable way seems possible. If all Member States would cooperate to exchange energy from renewable sources, the European Union could become completely energy… Read More »Towards an energy-interconnected Europe
In December 2018, the European Union legislated on energy communities as part of the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), providing them with rights that should ensure their role in the energy transition promoted by the European institutions.… Read More »Rural energy communities: an opportunity for social and intercultural cohesion / Third workshop in Italy
The French participation in the project is progressing, step by step, remaining consistent with the aim of involving as many people as possible, ensuring that the participants of the first workshop are involved in the second one and that the… Read More »French participation / Third workshop in France
When we at Asonautas, back in late 2020, set out to design a project on energy communities in rural areas, we could not have known how the landscape would change in just two years. One of our (many) concerns revolved… Read More »Asonautas: how it all began
On 22 and 23 November, the second of the training workshops addressed to the population of our villages was held in Ramales de la Victoria (Cantabria). This second workshop, divided into two days, was especially aimed at municipal politicians (mayors,… Read More »Second training workshop held in Cantabria
