Powering Change: Getting started with Rural Energy Communities

About this episode

This episode discusses the concept and development of energy communities in rural areas with experts and the RYE Policy Committee.

In this episode, part of our Powering Change: Empowering Rural Youth for Energy Communities project, we’re in Brussels with the Rural Youth Europe (RYE) Policy Committee talking all about the power of building an energy community. What are energy communities? And what are EU institution doing to support their development? Dan chats to RYE Policy Manager Adriana Borsellino, as well as energy community experts Maria Bellou from Electra Energy Cooperative and Óscar Güell from REScoop.eu. We also...

People in this episode

Host: Dan

Guests: Adriana Borsellino, Maria Bellou, Óscar Güell

Topics covered

• energy communities
• rural development
• EU support
• youth empowerment
• sustainability

Keywords

• energy communities
• rural youth
• Brussels
• sustainability
• EU institutions
• community building
• powering change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rural Youth Europe, Electra Energy Cooperative, REScoop.eu

Places: Brussels

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