Report on financing RES projects
Book
While there are various ways to finance renewable energy projects, some investment schemes are particularly interesting for renewable energy cooperatives.
Toolbox
Report on financial barriers and existing solutions
Report
In this report we identify the main financial barriers for starters and offer some effective solutions to overcome these. This was undertaken during the RE
The Energy Transition to Energy Democracy
Book
This book shows the main conclusions of the REScoop 20-20-20 project. It explains the concept of community energy and describes interesting examples of ene
Community energy in Germany report
Report
This report provides an overview of the existing models, public-private funding and good practices for energy cooperatives in Germany.
Community Power brochure
Brochure
This brochure, created by Client Earth and the Community Power Coalition explains the concept of community energy and shows some inspiring examples.
Best practices report (part 1 and 2)
Report
In our two best practices reports, we identified 30 REScoops that can inspire starters. These initiatives are “best-in-class REScoops” based on 10 importan
Identifying the right climate strategy
Questionnaire
KlimaGEN provides survey results about climate strategies applied by different energy cooperatives.
Public relations toolkit (German)
Online tool
KlimaGEN provides free-to-use templates, FAQs and concepts and checklists for internal and external communication of a project, including templates and che
Business Model Canvas
Online tool
Develop the business model for your community energy project or cooperative by following the 9 building blocks of the business model canvas.
Milieu Barometer
Online tool
Software for individual companies in order to establish the footprint of the company. By grouping the individual footprints, the system provides a footprin