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A lecture on energy communities was held in RiHub

On December 3, 2024, in the RiHub premises, the Association Without Borders presented the project DISCOVER and the topic of civic energy with special reference to the role of entrepreneurs in citizen entrepreneur communities.

Davorka Medved presented the project, objectives and expected outcomes. The previous work on the project was summarized and it was stated which activities will be implemented in 2025 and 2026.

Damir Medved spoke about the topic of energy communities from a technical point of view. He presented to entrepreneurs existing examples of good practice both in EU countries and in Croatia.

He also presented Northern Adriatic Energy Community, one of the three communities registered in Croatia so far.

Damir Juričić spoke about the financial effects of association in energy communities and presented the financial benefits for entrepreneurs and citizens.

After the lecture, the audience asked more questions about this topic. They were interested in practical problems and, most of all, administrative obstacles, which are still a reality in Croatia. The lecturers invited the attendees to additionally contact and inquire about energy communities through all channels of the association, and soon at the OSS at Drenovski put 138A in Rijeka.

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Future of energy communities on islands

Uslet project

On Wednesday, October 2, in the town of Cres, Moise Palace, an international conference was held "The future of energy communities on islands“. The event was organised as part of the European project ISLET LIFE, which includes three pilot islands, Greece's Astypalea, Italy's Procida and Croatia's Cres, aims to design a model of renewable energy communities (provided for in the European Directive 2018/2001) that will be applicable on all small islands.

The conference brought together a wide range of experts in energy and energy policies, especially those dealing with citizen energy communities and encouraging the use of RES .

A round table was held and it was dedicated to the topic “Energy communities in Croatia: dream or reality?’, and they took part in it Kristina Celic the Ministry of Economy, Goran Čačić from the ZEZ and the Energy Communities Forum, Ugo Toić as a representative of the Cres energy cooperative Apsyrtides, Ivan Zoković from the island movement, Damir Medved the Association Without Borders the Northern Adriatic Energy Community, and Maja Bratko from the Society for Sustainable Development Design (DOOR). The round table was moderated by Franjo Toić from the town of Cres.

Damir Medved, as a representative and association Without Borders and the Northern Adriatic Energy Community he spoke about the experience and challenges that accompanied the whole process of establishing the ECSJ. This process is marked by numerous illogicalities, completely unnecessary financial and technical obstacles, and all this results in only 3 citizen energy communities currently operating in the Republic of Croatia and none of them is operational in the sense that their members can exchange energy.


The organisers of the whole event were the Town of Cres, the Island Development Agency (OTRA), the Island Movement and the Green Energy Cooperative (ZEZ).

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At the Kastav Smart City conference, we will present the LIFE DISCOVER project

Conference Kastav Smart City It will soon be held for the third time. This year, the Association Without Borders will present to the participants of the conference DISCOVER project.

City of Kastav supported our application to the project DISCOVER It has also engaged in activities through implementation. Kastav is one of our important stakeholders in this project. The City Administration and the Mayor expressed great interest in the topic of civic energy and the establishment of energy communities. Through this project, we will empower interested drivers of energy communities by informing the local community, entrepreneurs and employees of local self-government units about the topic.

The conference will take place from 23 to 25 September 2024. The DISCOVER project will be presented on 24 September 2024 at 5 p.m. in Kastav City Hall:

UNIRI - Centre for Smart and Sustainable Cities

5 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Energy transition – Energy communities, benefits of connectivity, new models of financing activities, opportunities and barriers

  • Social Energy Communities
  • the Civic Energy Community
  • Energy communities to support the achievement of ESG objectives

Presentation of the ECSJ (experiences and challenges of the establishment and operation of the first operational EC in Croatia)

  • How the Process Worked
  • what were the obstacles
  • where we are now
  • what are the next steps

Association Without Borders - LIFE Discover project

17:45 - 18:00 International LIFE project implemented in the PGC area at a glance

  • What is LIFE
  • What services will be provided to our customers
  • Perhaps some “signature” of the LIFE-City of Kastav cooperation agreement

18:00 – 18:15 New technologies that can help the energy transition

  • What is the BECKN protocol
  • Examples from practice and why we consider it necessary

18:15-18:30 Q&A

I'll see you!

DISCOVER BANNER

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