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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Development of an online platform to serve as EU-wide marketplace for citizen investment in RES projects

• CITIZENERGY is a project that builds on know-how developed within the EU to implement citizen renewable energy projects

• CITIZENERGY will: 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

PROJECT SUMMARY

Target Group

Main Barriers1. 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.

Outputs1. 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 nameShort name

Country code

Profile of the organisation*

ATEKNEA SOLUTIONS CATALONIA

ATEKNEA ESPrivate Research

Center - SME

BOA ENERGIA BOA PT Citizen RES promoterLUMO FRANCE LUMO FR Citizen RES promoter ABUNDANCE GENERATION

ABUNDANCE

UK Citizen RES promoter

GREEN CROWDING GREEN DE Citizen RES promoter SOM ENERGIA SOM ES RES CooperativeWINDVOGEL WIND NL RES CooperativeEUROPEAN

CROWDFUNDING NETWORK

ECNET BEInternational Non-Profit Organisation

ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP NETWORK

ACTIVE ITInternational Non-Profit Organisation

Participant nameShort name

Country code

Profile of the organisation*

EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT

AGENCIES

EURADA BEInternational Non-Profit

Organisation

CLIMATE ALLIANCE CA DEInternational Non-Profit

OrganisationUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMUNDP HR

International Organisation

EUPPORTUNITY EUPPY PT Private ConsultancyUNIVERSIDADE DE

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

USC ES Educational Institution

Consortium

Contact Details

Find out more at

http: www.citizenergy.eu

Technical Coordinator Financial Coordinator Santiago Macho Henrique Burnaysantiago.macho@ateknea.com hburnay@eupportunity.eyAteknea Solutions Catalonia, SA Eupportunity, EuppySPAIN PORTUGAL+34 932049922 +351 917246544