REScoopsGroups and cooperatives of citizens for Renewable Energy Sources in Europe

15/02/2012Zagreb Energy Week

Who is standing in front of you?

Dirk Knapen, Flanders, Belgium

Actively involved in sustainable energy sector since 1994

Trainee at Nordic Folkecenter in 1997 organising study tours in Denmark

Policy and project work on climate and energy for the Flemish environment movement since 2000

Joined REScoop.be last february

Who am I representing?

Dirk Vansintjan, Flanders, Belgium Active in the renewable energy sector since 1985 Ecopower cvba since 1991

Active in the Conseil Nationale de la Coopération(National board of the Cooperation)

Member of Coopkracht

Vice-president of REScoop.be President of REScoop.eu

In contact with Cooperatives Europe/ICA

REScoop.eu

European federation of groups and cooperatives of citizens for Renewable Energy Sources

Over 1000 REScoops in Europe?

REScoop.eu

Backed by UN2012 declared international year of cooperatives as well as sustainable energy

Definition of a Cooperative“A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.”

REScoop.eu

Baseline 7 international cooperative principles

1. Voluntary, open membership2. Democratic member control3. Member economic participation4. Autonomy and independence5. Education, training and information6. Cooperation among cooperatives7. Concern for the community

www.ica.coop/coop/principles.html

REScoop.eu

Practical application of the 7 cooperative principles

Supporting local communities Clean, affordable energy supply for all Citizens role in production, distribution and supply Sharing of experience Mutual practical and organisational support Creation of cooperative investment fund Creation of pan-European sustainable energy supplier Lobby local, regional, national, European and

international authorities

REScoop 20-20-20 project

ALIenergy (SC) Avanzi (IT) Cooperatives Europe (EU) Ecopower (BE) Elabora/Confcooperative (IT) EMES (EU)

Enercoop (FR) Energy4all (UK) EWS (DE) Middelgrunden (DK) ODE (NL) REScoop.be (BE)

12 partners in 10 EU countries

The REScoop 20-20-20 project

Event title Foreseen month

Foreseen place Target group Target number of participants

4 national workshops for mentors

11,13,15, 17 Bozen (IT), Lille or Bretagne (FR), Girona (ES), Copenhagen (DK)

MentorsOrganisationsGroups of citizens

25 mentors60 organisations

2 validation workshops for charter

4, 7 To be agreed- during consortium meetings

PartnersStakeholdersExperts

12 community engagement initial workshops for the pilots

13-16 To be defined after WP5.1 –In any case between the 10 countries mainly covered by the project

Local communities,Citizens,Local Authorities

At least 75 stakeholders

4 open basic seminars at RES national fairs

21, 24, 27, 30

PL, HU, BL, EL Citizens,Stakeholders

50

1open seminar on investment schemes

16 Bretagne (FR) REScoops,new RES initiatives

50

5 broad open information workshops

19, 22, 25, 28, 31

Luxemburg, Carpathian area, Ireland, Balkan area, Portugal

EU citizens 50

5 policy seminars 11, 15, 19, 23, 27

At meetings of the Consortium

REScoopsEnergy market regulators Relevant EU institutions

30

1 EU level seminar 24 EWEA 2014 congress REScoopsStakeholders

150

Ecopower production

°1991 (NPO TSAP, Leuven,°1985) 37.000 cooperative members 40 million € equity

Wind, 11 turbines, 20,86 MW PV, 270 installations, 2,25 MW Small hydro, restoration of 3

water mills, 0,1 MW Plant oil cogeneration 1 plant,

0,25 MWe, 0,3 MWth 11 years: 6%, 1 year: 4% dividend Support for 4 x 2,3 MW wind

turbines with Walloon REScoops

Ecopower supply 87,5 million kWh 1,1% of households in Flanders 31.495 customers on December 31 4.888 new customers in 2011 Cheapest and greenest electricity and

best customer service on the market Link between renewable energy and

rational use of energy Average consumption dropping

continuously : -38% in 5 yearsWithout customers with PV-installations (8809): 3096 kWh (-20%)

Very simple tarif

Year Averageconsumption

2006 3.9092007 3.3312008 3.0632009 2.9852010 2.8192011 2.421

Energy4all

Created due to daily enquiries received from people looking to replicate the success of Baywind, the UK's first community-owned wind farm (www.baywind.coop)

Works primarily with community groups and landowners, to develop renewable energy projects wholly or partially owned by a community co-operative

Created a 9 step stones guideline for groups planning to set up a wind project

Provides a package of sector, admin, and financial services to Coops in return for an annual fee

Middelgrundens Vindmøllelaug

Private partnership formed May 1997, by working group for wind turbines at Middelgrunden

Following success of Lynetten Windpower(www.lynettenvind.dk)

Aim to produce electricity through the establishment and management of wind turbines on Middelgrunden shoal

Shareholders own a share corresponding to 1/40500 of the partnership per share

20 wind turbines, 10 northern owned by DONG Energy 10 southern owned by Middelgrunden Wind Turbine Cooperative

World famous, most photographed Story of Danish people investing savings in wind

power told over and over again

ElektrizitätsWerke Schönau

Triggered 1986 by Chernobyl accident 1997 take-over local grid 1998 supply of Schönauer customers

exclusively with electricity form renewable energy and cogeneration

1999 national supplier of clean electricity

By 2012 operating 7 grids 2014 Berlin grid?

Shareholders: 1830 Customers electricity: approx. 130.000, natural gas: approx. 8.300 Subsidized new, ecological electricity production units: some 1950

PV, cogeneration, biogas, small hydro

Project partners support groups and cooperatives of citizens to go together for renewable energy

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Partners www.ecopower.be/index.php/english www.energy4all.co.uk/ www.middelgrunden.dk/middelgrunden/?q=en/node/35 www.ews-schoenau.de/footer/international.html

REScoop 20-20-20 project

www.ica.coop/al-ica/International Cooperative Allliance

www.2012.coop/2012 UN year of Cooperatives

www.sustainableenergyforall.org/2012 UN year of sustainable energy

www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/Rio+20 UNCSDUnited Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

www.go100percent.org100% renewable energy communities

More information

REScoop 20‐20‐20 project partners support groups and cooperativescitizens for renewable energy. Contact us for support! www.rescoop.

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