THE EUROPEAN PLATFORM FOR CITIZEN INVESTMENT IN
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Contract N°: IEE/13/403/SI2.675223- CITIZENERGY
Duration : FROM 1-03-2014 TO 28-02-2017
Last update: February 2015
PROJECT SUMMARY
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PROJECT SUMMARY
Development of an online platform to serve as EU-wide
marketplace for citizen investment in RES projects
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CITIZENERGY is a project that builds on know-how developed
within the EU to implement citizen renewable energy projects
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CITIZENERGY will:
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promote synergies between projects
identify barriers to citizen investment
promote the European transfer of main business models
match citizen investors with new RES projects in Europe
Target Group
Main Barriers
1. Fundraising difficulties
This project will be a tool to facilitate setting up of community
energy initiatives of different types, disseminating investment
opportunities and engaging citizens.
2. Cultural and linguistic constrains within the EU Member States
The platform will be available in different EU languages ( the
languages of countries in the consortium.)
Other needs, such as legal documents translation, will be
evaluated.
3. Different regulatory frameworks across EU Member States.
The CITIZENERGY project will analyse the different frameworks
of MS in the action and provide tailored investment options,
including transnational investment where allowed.
Outputs
1. An online platform to serve as EU-wide marketplace for citizen
investment in RES projects: www.citizenergy.eu
2. Boosting effective citizen engagement and investment in RES
projects :
• Attract more than 100 000 unique visitors to the platform,
• Inform 15 000 citizens
• Motivate at least 6000 citizens to invest in RES projects
• At least 6 of the new projects registered in the platform WP5
successfully funded
3. Setting up of an EU level stakeholder's network on citizen RES
policy gathering, at least, 25 relevant actors of different types in
the citizen energy initiatives field
4. Identification of national/EU legal barriers to engagement and
investment by national and foreign citizens in RES projects, in
the countries included in the project.
Consortium
Participant name
ATEKNEA SOLUTIONS
CATALONIA
BOA ENERGIA
LUMO FRANCE
ABUNDANCE
GENERATION
GREEN CROWDING
SOM ENERGIA
WINDVOGEL
EUROPEAN
CROWDFUNDING
NETWORK
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
NETWORK
Short name Country code Profile of the organisation*
ATEKNEA
ES
BOA
LUMO
PT
FR
Private Research Center SME
Citizen RES promoter
Citizen RES promoter
ABUNDANCE
UK
Citizen RES promoter
GREEN
SOM
WIND
DE
ES
NL
Citizen RES promoter
RES Cooperative
RES Cooperative
ECNET
BE
International Non-Profit
Organisation
ACTIVE
IT
International Non-Profit
Organisation
Consortium
Participant name
Short name Country code
Profile of the organisation*
EUROPEAN
ASSOCIATION OF
DEVELOPMENT
AGENCIES
EURADA
BE
International Non-Profit
Organisation
CLIMATE ALLIANCE
CA
DE
International Non-Profit
Organisation
UNDP
HR
International Organisation
EUPPY
PT
Private Consultancy
USC
ES
Educational Institution
UNITED NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
EUPPORTUNITY
UNIVERSIDADE DE
SANTIAGO DE
COMPOSTELA
Contact Details
Find out more at
http: www.citizenergy.eu
Technical Coordinator
Santiago Macho
[email protected]
Ateknea Solutions Catalonia, SA
SPAIN
+34 932049922
Financial Coordinator
Henrique Burnay
[email protected]
Eupportunity, Euppy
PORTUGAL
+351 917246544