LIFE LOOP – Local Ownership Of Power
We support cities and citizens in creating their energy community.
LIFE LOOP – Resources page
LIFE LOOP will guide cities and citizens in connecting with each other to lead a community energy project with enthusiasm and success. This is the place where you will be able to see the learnings and tools which will be produced by the project team and thanks to the on-the-ground experiences.
LIFE LOOP is a learning hub and you will get new knowledge and skills to take ownership and benefit from renewable energy production. Check in regularly to see the most recently published reports. Below is the full list of what is to come.
- Report on municipal community energy roadmaps and action plans (February 2024): In all three LIFE LOOP pilot areas (Bistrita, Minoan Energy Community and Zagreb) roadmap design started from analysing positions, mapping relevant stakeholders and incentives. They also defined avenues for city and citizen collaboration in local solar energy as well as energy retrofit projects. Read how they did so. For more details you may also read the very specific action plans (translated into English):
- Action plan of Bistrita (Romania)
- Action plan of Zagreb (Croatia)
- Action plan of Minoan Energy (Crete, Greece)
- Report on Barriers and Opportunities for Energy Communities (March 2023)
- Resource library: top resources from business models to ways for gender-inclusive energy communities (September 2023)
- Local authorities advancing community energy: A manifesto (October 2023)
- Video recordings of Cities and Citizens dialogues to foster collaboration
- You don’t want to reinvent the wheel? Check out our Set of templates and guidelines for key activities incl business model canvas, statues, stakeholder mapping and engagement plan – also available in Greek, Croatian, Romanian (deliverable D5.2)
- Report on developed local policies and practice
- Charter of the Community Energy Accreditation Scheme
- Synthesis report with policy recommendations
- The LIFE LOOP video
Watch and share this fantastic documentary that will give you optimism and the energy to engage in your very own renewable energy revolution.
