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Pauline is leading the energy transition in the Netherlands as an activist and the owner of the 02025 initiative. She represents the energy community movement in the Netherlands. To quote her: “Today, we turn shared energy goals developed by politicians, big industry, academics and the disruptive ideas from communities into practical solutions”.…
Anna is a citizen in the city of Amsterdam who wanted to live in a house that is independent of gas. And she did it! After a year of searching for solutions for her house in Rochdale (a housing cooperative), she has now installed insulation curtains, and in four years’ time she will have paid off her own purchase costs due to the lower energy bills (in summer about €20/month, in winter about €37/month). Anna also wants to install solar panels, but this is not allowed (yet) in the rental house she is living. Anna is asking anyone who wants to follow her example to contact her. She is an active energy citizen who wants to help more people to follow her transition to a house without gas.…
Ika and Pauline live on a houseboat near Amsterdam. In 2005 they started a sustainable renovation project starting with four solar panels on their roof. Now they have 13 solar panels and 10m2 of solar collectors. They enjoy the fact that they can shower and heat their home using clean energy every day. In summer, when the sun does not shine for a day, they choose to take a short shower with lukewarm water instead of heating their home with wood. They live much more with the seasons. They also do not have a gas or electricity meter, and their only expenses are maintenance and the cost of wood pellets.…
The EnergieTransitie Oostpoort (ETO) working group grew out of an initiative involving a group that ensured that solar panels were installed on the roof of Oostpoort 11 in 2017. These now provide a substantial green contribution to the power supply every year. The working group consists of enthusiastic residents with a heart for sustainability and, at the same time, a pragmatic, critical no-nonsense approach. They started looking at opportunities for making the area even more sustainable. This resulted in information and numerous useful contacts. The working group is supported by Bureau 02025. This organisation connects and supports frontrunners in Amsterdam's energy transition who help each…
In Buurkracht, they believe in the power of neighbours. The power to collaboratively make things nicer, better, greener, safer or cosier in the neighbourhood. They help neighbours throughout the Netherlands to discover and increase their neighbourhood power. They do this by bringing people together and supporting them with tips, tricks and tools. Buurkracht is a social initiative. Their aim is to connect people in neighbourhoods and support them to improve their lives. Buurkracht is independent, has no commercial objectives and makes no profit. Buurkracht is an independent foundation. The activities and staff of the foundation are financed by municipalities, provinces and the grid manager En…
Aardehuizen ("Earth houses") is a modern ecovillage on the outskirts of a small town in the eastern countryside of the Netherlands. It is home to 70 people, mostly families, who have spent 3.5 years of their lives working together to construct each other's houses. The houses were constructed according to the Earthship design by Architect Michael Reynolds. Key design features include the use of recycled, sustainable and locally sourced materials in order to minimise environmental impact. In addition, energy is harvested from the sun (both heat & power), water is filtrated organically and recycled, and food is harvested according to permaculture principles.…
For this initiative, Rotterdam residents and many other organisations signed a broad cooperation agreement. Residents, initiatives and entrepreneurs, the municipality, the housing corporation and the energy company are all working together in Bospolder-Tussendijken (BoTu). Residents wanted to enter into an equal partnership in which the energy transition would contribute to the development of their neighbourhood in a broad sense. A group of residents and parties from the neighbourhood put their heads together to find answers to questions such as: What values do we share, what do we find important? How can we work together intelligently? And, which projects can we get to work on now? They hav…
WijkEnergie Werkt is a social enterprise with Rotterdam roots. They are working hard to create a sustainable future in their neighbourhood. In homes and other buildings, they do various energy jobs. “To keep the heat inside, to use less electricity and for healthier air in the house. Good for you, good for your house, good for the neighbourhood!”…
The Fridays For Future (FFF) movement aims to draw public, media and political attention to the climate crisis through climate strikes and marches. FFF insists that politicians listen to scientists and develop policies that align with the Paris Agreement and urges immediate action to mitigate emissions and adapt to a changing climate. It also stresses global climate injustice and the rights of future generations. In the context of the European Union, it is important that the Green Deal announced in 2019 is not only a beautiful signboard but also a serious and binding plan for Member States to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and move towards climate neutrality.…
“Klima-Biergerrot” is a citizen consultation project announced by the prime minister in his Declaration on the State of the Nation on October 12, 2021, as a new initiative within the framework of Luxembourg’s policy linked to the fight against global warming. The specific question posed to the 100 people participating in the Klima-Biergerrot is: “Can Luxembourg go further in the fight against climate change, and does it want to? And if so, by means of which measures?”. Klima-Biergerrot began its work at the end of January 2022 and is supposed to present its conclusions in July 2022. At the end of this process, Klima-Biergerrot’s recommendations will be presented to the Luxembourg Parliament,…
From January 2021 to January 2022, 30 citizens worked at the request of the Ministry of Energy and Spatial Planning to draw up recommendations on how the "functional cross-border territory of Luxembourg" should develop to become carbon neutral by 2050. In the first phase, the group of citizens had the opportunity to become informed by immersing themselves in this vast issue concerning the transformation of a territory to zero-carbon status by 2050. They followed twelve videoconferences, which dealt with climate, biodiversity, geography, the functioning of the territory (mobility, housing, labour market), the economy and climate change. The lectures were each followed by a closed discussion b…
The ecoGozo Regional Development Directorate was established by the Ministry for Gozo in 2009 as the local, sustainable development strategy for the island of Gozo. The ecoGozo concept has developed into a set of tangible actions that span the pillars of sustainable development – economy, environment, society and culture and identity. EcoGozo’s Mission Statement sets out the aims and objectives behind this initiative, namely: “To be the benchmark example of local government achieving an increasingly sustainable society through committed grassroots involvement by the Gozitan community. Our goal is to protect the Gozitan lifestyle, its environment, resources, culture and identity and to ensure…
Tegenstroom is a social enterprise without a financial profit motive, founded by the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. It helps the municipality to accelerate the energy transition. Currently, the enterprise supplies local customers/citizens with 100% solar power generated by local entrepreneurs. This is how they keep the energy and money flows within Haarlemmermeer.…
The aim of cooperation is to stimulate and promote wind energy in Berkelland. Berkelland residents can become members and help decide on the cooperative's course. Members can also become co-owners of a wind turbine and benefit financially from new wind turbines in the region through their civilian wind cooperative. The citizens' wind cooperation Achterhoek wants as many residents as possible in Berkelland to benefit from their own wind turbines. The municipality of Berkelland wants to be energy-neutral in 2030, and in addition to solar energy, this also requires wind energy. This is exactly what the cooperative is aiming for. The impact of climate change is not something they can ignore. The…
The mission of this initiative is to make the municipality of Horst aan de Maas sustainably energy neutral. Together with, for and by inhabitants, companies, authorities, and organisations from Horst aan de Maas, they aim to contribute to the energy transition. Reindonk Energy & Co focuses on local solutions that contribute to resolving the global challenge. Because of their local character, they contribute to the generation of clean energy, a clean environment and healthy air in their own living environment. Together they can make the difference! They state that “Because energy is a local product, energy is ours, and energy is cooperative”.…
Slim Net Lochem Background: In4Energy is the consortium of corporations and organisations responsible for the implementation of the field trial Slim Net in Duurzaam Lochem. Within several weeks of the start-up of the citizen initiative "LochemEnergie”, over 1,000 aspiring members joined up to actively cooperate and accelerate the transition to clean, renewable energy. By involving local residents, this project not only considers the production side of energy management but also specifically addresses the demand side and the balance between both. A smart grid contributes to a sustainable Lochem and, eventually, a sustainable energy supply chain across the globe.…
The story of the Dutch cVPP starts in 2013 in Loenen, a small rural village in the Province of Gelderland. In 2013, the village of Loenen won a sustainability competition organized by the municipality of Appeldoorn calling for solutions to make villages energy neutral. Winning this competition by introducing a revolving fund was the start of the implementation of this solution in their own village. Already more than 300 projects with an investment value of close to two million euros have been installed in Loenen buildings (insulation, PV (166), Heat pumps, etc.) thanks to this fund, and more are to come. The ambition of the village is to use all rooftop capacity in Loenen for PV and become s…
Everybody takes part in this cooperative. Energieregio Drechtsteden is keen to work towards a sustainable future. In 2017, they were one of the first regions in the Netherlands to create a regional energy strategy (RES) in cooperation with thirty organisations. They are working with many other partners, each with their own interests and the same goal. No matter how you look at it, the generation of sustainable energy affects us and our living environment. There is no denying that we are sometimes faced with difficult choices. The fact that this involves a small energy region, where many people live close to each other, makes the large-scale generation of electricity in the region a challenge…
The Foundation EnergieKronenberg and the inhabitants, companies and organisations of Kronenberg are committed to a sustainable society. In 2014, they set themselves a very ambitious goal: an energy-neutral Kronenberg by 2030. In the 450-household village of Kronenberg, a bottom-up initiative started in 2015. Residents founded ‘EnergieKronenberg’, aiming to make the village energy neutral by 2030. A joint study by the foundation and the municipality in 2020 has shown that ‘all electric’ is the best option for Kronenberg. But this scenario is not easy to implement because every individual homeowner needs to invest in energy measures.…
Energy cooperative TOER is an initiative of the MAST foundation in Tzum, where MAST stands for 'Environment and Activities Stipe Tsjom'. Members of the energy cooperative TOER are citizens and companies who wish to make their electricity consumption more sustainable by means of local energy projects, make a contribution to the community and reduce costs. The MAST Foundation has been operating a village windmill since 1994, and the proceeds are used to support village associations and projects. In this way, it contributes to the environment and village life: the mienskip: the community. The operating profits from their wind turbine are spent on village projects and village associations. The o…