renewable community energy projects (Co2mmunity): pilot project in Latvia in a multi-apartment building atjaunojamās enerģijas kopienu projekti (Co2mmunity) : pilotprojekts Latvijā daudzdzīvokļu dzīvojama ēkā

The EU (Interreg VB Baltic region programme) co-financed projects Co2mmunity & Energize Co2mmunity supported the development and real-life implementation of renewable community energy pilot projects in the Baltic Sea region. The presented case of community energy is one of two pilots implemented in Latvia. These pilots have been implemented on the scale of apartment buildings. The presented pilot project has been implemented in a multi-apartment (18-apartment) building and, for the first time in Latvia for apartment buildings, involved installing both joint rooftop solar heating panels (for the pre-heating of hot water for the needs of all residents of the house) and solar PV panels (the produced power is used for shared areas). The decision to implement the solar technologies was made by the association of apartment owners. The “Co2mmunity: co-producing and co-financing renewable community energy projects” initiative and its follow-up extension project “Energize Co2mmunity: real-life implementation of renewable community energy projects” were implemented in 2018-2021 in the Rīgas planning region.