Claudia Carani from AESS is part of a fantastic speaker panel at the European Sustainable Energy Week. During a policy session, she will be sharing the work of the Italian POWER UP pilots in Campania area around the co-design of a social energy scheme. In a conversation titled “Energy sharing for vulnerable consumers” Claudia will emphase that energy communities are not only about renewables. They are about community, fairness, and giving people tools to change their circumstances. Participants can join in-person or online to hear about how the Power UP project helps by providing an innovative basis for this just transition.
When: 11 June 2025, 11:30-13:00
Where: EUSEW Policy Conference, Brussels (Martin’s Hotel, Bd Charlemagne 80, 1000 Bruxelles) and online
Organisers: LIFE sister projects LIFE LOOP, Life Beckon, Life Comanage, Life ConnectHeat, Life Tandems
For whom: local, national and EU policy-makers, energy regulators, local authorities, citizens.
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Session moderated by Sylvia Breukers – Duneworks – Researcher
Speakers from
- Gabrovo (Bulgaria): The municipal rollercoaster of creating one of the country’s first energy communities – Tanya Hristova, Mayor of the Municipality of Gabrovo
- Copenhagen (Denmark): Collective self-consumption, the minimal viable solution to current legislation. Barriers and pathways for more favorable energy community options for housing associations in Northern Europe – Erik Hagelsjaer, Project Manager at Urban Renewal
- Barcelona (Spain): The right to energy – engaging vulnerable consumers in local energy sharing initiatives – Marcel Camps Inglés, Metropolitan Area of Barcelona – Technician at the Energy Transition Office
- Campania (Italy): Co-creating a municipal energy sharing scheme with energy poor households – Claudia Carani, AESS Energy
Two policy experts will provide feedback to the experiences shared from the ground:
- Achille Hannoset – European Commission – Policy officer
- Josh Roberts – REScoop.eu – Senior Policy expert
