Case Study #8: OurPower (Austria)
Author: Zemgale Regional Energy Agency Keywords: Peer-to-peer (P2P), online marketplace, crowdfunding Overview OurPower is an energy cooperative that was founded in Vienna in 2018, aiming to engage citizens in the electricity market. With nearly 900 members and 1100...
Case Study #7: Austerland Energi (Sweden)
Author: CABÖ, Uppsala University Keywords: Economic association, rural energy communities Overview Austerland Energi is a community energy initiative on the eastern side of Sweden’s largest island, Gotland, in the Baltic. The initiative started in 2018 and was...
Case Study #6: Solpunkten Kristianstad (Sweden)
Author: County Administrative Board of Östergötland Keywords: Shareholders, economic association Overview The solar park Solpunkten was established in 2020 by the local energy company C4 Energi owned by the municipality of Kristianstad, to promote interest in...
Knowledge exchange event and Partner Meeting in Malmö, Sweden
We are very pleased to share insights from the latest partner meeting of the Energy Equilibrium project, held in Malmö, Sweden, on September 24-25, 2024. The event brought together key representatives from the municipalities of Gulbene, Tukums, Wejherowo, Tomelilla,...
Taking samples in Finland, Estonia and Germany to trace PFAS in water
To enrich and complement this data collection, EMPEREST is conducting own set of monitoring activities to get a more comprehensive picture about PFAS environmental presence. In particular, the EMPEREST partners Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS),...
Consortium Meeting in Greifswald: A Milestone for the SUMPs for BSR Project
As the SUMPs for BSR project approached the end of its first year of implementation, partners gathered in Greifswald, Germany, on 26–27 September 2024 for a consortium meeting. Hosted in the historic City Hall of Greifswald, this event provided a perfect opportunity...
Case Study #5: Nurmijärvi (Finland)
Author: Green Net Finland Keywords: Renting solar panels, grids, energy storage Overview Helen Ltd is a municipal energy company and its energy community is a complex project involving numerous stakeholders. The unifying aspect of the project is its location in the...
BSR Cultural Pearls 2024 meet in Kiel to learn, to exchange, and to network
During the two-day visit, they got to know the Kiel Welcome Centre and their marketing strategies on culture and tourism, met colleagues in the Kiel Creative City Department and Creative Hubs as well as visited Kiel Opera to see the work in progress on the children’s...