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  • WE ARE WORKING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
    COMMUNITY ENERGY
    IN GREECE & EUROPE

RESEARCH

Community energy development, financing, governance, social acceptance, energy poverty

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Planning and business modeling, consultancy, financial management, project management

CAPACITY BUILDING

Design and implement community energy educational activities and capacity building workshops

ADVOCACY

Monitoring and strengthening community energy policies, regulations, and strategies

“ELECTRA ENERGY is an organization working since 2016 for the transition to a democratic, inclusive, efficient and sustainable energy system with citizens and local communities at its core”

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We are an official member of the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives since 2016

Collaborations

We work together with national and international organizations and institutions

 

Initiatives

Energy Democracy Dialogues

is an open platform where energy experts, policymakers, businesses, politicians, academicians, civil society representatives, and citizens meet and debate on the critical issue of Energy Democracy.

Energy Democracy Dialogues is an initiative of INZEB and Electra Energy Cooperative.

Community Energy Observatory

Our latest initiative is aiming at developing an observatory to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data and input associated with the development of energy communities and community energy projects in Greece.

We work together with governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions.

Social & Solidarity Economy Platform “KALOMATHE”

Electra Energy is a founding member of KALOMATHE Association.  The Association has developed an online social and solidarity economy educational platform.  It also provides capacity building and training services.

Publications

Building energy communities in Greece

Guidebook, 2019

Mapping of energy communities in Greece

Survey, 2020

Mapping of social impact of energy communities

Report, 2022

Community Energy – A practical guide to reclaiming power

Translation, 2021

Development of energy communities in Greece: Challenges and proposals

Report, 2021

Instigating a post-growth transformation of the energy sector: the case of Greek energy communities

Survey, 2021

Projects / Activities

Social impact of energy communities in Greece 

RESEARCH / CAPACITY BUILDING 

A series of activities with a goal to deepen the understanding of the social impacts of energy communities and the multiple benefits measuring it holds for a diverse spectrum of actors.

Partners: ELECTRA energy, RESCOOP.EU, Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Thessaloniki Office

Project funded by: Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Thessaloniki Office

Duration: 2021 – …

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SCCALE 20-30-50

Sustainable Collective Citizen Action for a Local Europe

CAPACITY BUILDING / KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

The aim of SCCALE 203050 (Sustainable Collective Citizen Action for a Local Europe) is to scale the growth of energy communities across Europe in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy production, district heating, and more in households and non-residential buildings.

Partners: RESCOOP.EU, ECOPOWER, ENERCOOP, ELECTRA energy, ZEZ, ENERGY CITIES, University of DELFT, Energy Samen, Grad Porec municipality, Stad Leuven municipality

Project funded by: European Commission Horizon2020

Project duration: 2021 – 2024

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EUropean Citizen ENergy Academy (EUCENA)

CAPACITY BUILDING / KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

EUCENA aims to accelerate the energy transition in Central-Eastern Europe by setting up an annual summer school where energy communities can exchange experiences and learn new skills. The project will focus on Germany, Albania, and Greece.

Partners: RESCOOP.EU, BBEn, WECF, Milieukontakt Albania, ELECTRA energy

Project funded by: European Climate Initiative of the German Ministry for International Collaboration (EUKI)

Project duration: 2020 – 2022

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“Athens Niroo

Community”

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT / CAPACITY BUILDING

Athens Niroo Community is a project by ELECTRA ENERGY cooperative, initiated through the “Curing the Limbo” program by Co-Athens and supported by the Municipality of Athens.

Project duration: 2020 – 2021

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“Energy Communities

mapping”

SURVEY / RESEARCH

The aim of the survey we are conducting on behalf of Greenpeace Greece is to identify and locate the existing Energy Communities in Greece.

The survey will also extract valuable information about the activities, best practices, challenges, social characteristics, gender-related aspects, and financial needs of the Energy Communities.

Project implemented in 2020

 Mapping of energy communities in Greece

 

Community Energy Strategic Plan – Municipality of Aspropirgos

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

We supported the Municipality of Aspropirgos to conduct a community energy strategy in order to tackle energy poverty and to develop local RES projects, starting with a 1MW virtual net-metering solar park.

Guidebook: “Building Energy Communities in Greece”

PUBLICATION / RESEARCH

We are the coordinators and co-authors of the first community energy guidebook in Greece.

In collaboration with: Technical University of Greece, Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) and the researcher Antonia Proka.

Funded by: The Greek office of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Foundation

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By(e) Plastic

Project

CAPACITY BUILDING

The project involved educational activities and workshops on plastic waste recycling/up-cycling with open source technologies

Target group: Refugees

Partners: Solidarity Now, Precious Plastic Greece, Almasar NGO

 
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“Community.emPOWERment” 

Project

CAPACITY BUILDING

The “Community.emPOWERment” project involved the design and implementation of capacity building workshops and raising awareness campaigns about the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and Energy Communities.

 

Citizen-led initiatives, Municipalities and Energy Communities we support

Athens, Region of Attica, 2020
Thessaloniki, Region of central Macedonia, 2021

Electra energy on media and press

Affiliate Projects

Following the 6th cooperative principle*, we support, participate, and co-invest in projects developed by fellow organizations and cooperatives.

*cooperation among cooperatives

Som Energia Projects

We are proud members of SOM Energia and we are supporting their new projects in Spain.  Som Energia is the biggest energy cooperative in Spain, producing and supplying electricity to more than 50,000 clients and cooperative members.

“Viure de l’aire” Project

We invested in the collective project “Viure de l’aire”, which promotes the installation of an Enercon E-103 EP2 wind turbine of 2,35MW in the rural town of Pujalt (Anoia, Catalunya, Spain).  Viure del Aire is the first community wind project in Spain. The project is located in Pujalt, close to Barcelona.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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Greece

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