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In Turkey, there was no legal basis for renewable energy cooperatives, so this form did not exist in practice. The founders first looked at international examples and then lobbied for legislation to give the cooperative form a legal basis. Once this was done successfully, they gave substance to the concept of an energy cooperative through the good practices they had learned. Finally, the Troy energy cooperative based on solar power was established on a voluntary basis as a model project.…
SHURA Energy Transition Centre contributes to the decarbonisation of the energy sector via an innovative energy transition platform. It caters to the need for a sustainable and broadly recognised platform for discussions on policy and the technological, and economic aspects of Turkey’s energy sector. SHURA’s mission is to support the debate on the transition to a low-carbon energy system for Turkey through energy efficiency and renewable energy through fact-based analysis and the best available data. Taking into account all relevant perspectives by a multitude of stakeholders, the centre contributes to an enhanced understanding of the economic potential, technical feasibility and the relevan…
APLUS is an independent consultancy and technology development company that provides services to all companies operating in the energy market and frequently works with NGOs. Among other things, APLUS provides financial and technical feasibility studies for power plants, technical and market consultancy for Smart Grid projects and finally, a regulatory and strategic consultancy for international clients interested in the Turkish Energy market. They also helped prepare the coal phase-out scenarios for Turkey.…
Christina Noble is a charismatic leader. She is the voice of her rural community/village and she is always trying to engage/motivate/empower other residents in projects that benefit the whole community in Cairndow.…
Fintry Development Trust is based in the village of Fintry, Stirlingshire, in Scotland. It is focused on reducing energy use and carbon emissions in the Fintry area. It was founded in 2007 and has therefore been in existence for over ten years. FDT has almost 250 members now, and membership is open to all who live in the local area and support its aims. Fintry Development Trust has grown out of the original aspirations of Fintry Renewable Energy Enterprise (FREE). FREE was set up in 2003 with the aim of making Fintry a carbon-neutral, sustainable community. With this in mind, FREE looked to engage with a local wind farm that was being planned nearby. “Our ideal proposal was that the revenue …
The Neilston Community Windfarm was built in 2013 as a joint venture between Neilston Development Trust (NDT) and the specialist renewables developer Carbon Free Developments Ltd. NDT funded their 28.3% investment in the wind farm with loans from social investors, including Big Issue Invest, Charities Aid Foundation, Green Equity Pilot, Social Investment Scotland and the West of Scotland Loan Fund. The original aim was to: provide an income stream for NDT by generating income from the sale of green electricity and reducing the town’s carbon footprint fund projects identified in the ‘Neilston 2030 Vision’ consultation. In 2017 NDT sold their share in the wind farm to The Renewables Investment…
In 2010, local residents made the decision to develop renewable energy generation on the Isle of Mull in Scotland with a view to addressing both local energy security and the climate crisis. Owing to the island’s rich wildlife, it was decided that the community would eschew wind in favour of hydroelectric generation. £1.5 million was raised via loans and a community share offer to cover the capital costs of one of the earliest community-owned renewable energy generation sites – Garmony Hydro. Completed in 2015, the scheme generates 1,100 megawatt hours per year– enough to power approximately 285 homes. The Garmony Hydro Scheme and subsequent Waterfall Fund have had a hugely positive impact o…
We stay on the ground is a non-profit, non-political organisation that works primarily through its website and social media. Their purpose is to spread awareness about the climate impact of aviation and to promote a reduction in air travel. The organisation started in 2018 and has since then run the campaign "Flight free" (in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively) to encourage citizens to make a pledge to stay on the ground for a whole year, talk about it, and thus inspire others to make the same decision.…
The association ‘Climate Students Sweden’ is a student movement that brings together climate student groups to urgently help universities to make their climate research credible to save the future. They do this by advocating for rapid reductions in universities' emissions so that universities “practice what they preach”. For them, a rapid reduction means halving emissions from 2019 to 2023 (about 15% per year) to ultimately reach zero emissions by 2030.…
‘Bike Friendly Workplace’ is a campaign and a competition run by the municipality of Uppsala to encourage employers to facilitate biking to work and for work purposes. Participation is free of charge, and all employers in the municipality can sign up; thereafter, a point of contact at the municipality will help them to develop a plan for further efforts. The municipality provides advice, shares best practices, and other useful resources to help organisations/companies to become more bike friendly. Participants are awarded a certificate, and each year, the most bike-friendly workplaces are recognised and given an award.…
Qvinnovindar is the first economic cooperative for women who own and invest in renewable energy in Sweden. Since its inception in 2007, two subsidiary cooperatives with the same structure have been started, Q2 and Qvinnovindar Sweden. Today, 80 women are engaged across the three projects, and together, they produce 3 million kWh every year through the shares they own in onshore wind turbines and sell them to the grid.…
Sun-Powered Electricity in Sala and Heby is an economic association (cooperative) established in 2009 to own and run solar power plants for electricity production and sell the generated electricity on the market. The association owns seven solar panel installations, three on the ground and three on roofs. Since its inception, the association has produced in total 4,260,000 kWh (2020). In addition, the association builds solar-powered water supply facilities in Kenya together with a Kenyan organisation; it contributes to the training of new solar power technicians and has initiated a project that combines biodiversity and solar power by planting meadow flowers around one of their ground-based…
The River Guardians is a non-profit, non-partisan association consisting of independent river guardian groups who fight to stop all new hydropower development in Sweden, to remove unnecessary hydropower (e.g. that which produces very little electricity but destroys important watercourses), and for the environmental adaptation of existing hydropower with fishways, etc. The river guardians inform politicians, authorities and the general public, take part in various consultations and seminars, participate in court hearings, check existing hydropower permits, report cases to the authorities and the police, if necessary, act as advisors to fisheries conservation associations, carry out investigat…
The cooperative organizes the self-construction of solar systems. The basic idea is that members of the cooperative, with the help of other members, can build their own solar plants by themselves but with the support of a plant designer. In return, these members then aid other members in the construction of their systems.…
In the city of Uster in the canton of Zurich, a citizens' assembly for more climate protection was implemented in 2021, in which 20 randomly selected residents participated over two weekends in a deliberative process that targeted the areas of information dissemination, waste and consumption, urban planning, and mobility. The panel resulted in 44 recommendations addressing both the population and the city authorities.…
Stantec has launched a project in partnership with Entek Elektrik, one of Turkey's leading utility companies, to support it in its efforts to improve energy efficiency. Entek will cooperate with its business partners in providing Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) services to its clients. Stantec’s Istanbul-based team of energy engineers will support Entek in the development of an EPC framework by developing tools, templates, and guidelines; and providing training for Entek and its business partners. The team will also participate in energy audits, perform technical due diligence on energy audit reports, and provide independent Measurement and Verification (M&V) services to ensure the prop…
The climate parliament is a people's parliament that takes place every four years in conjunction with the Swedish general parliament elections. Their main activity is to formulate, debate and vote on climate policy proposals that are thereafter handed over to the newly elected members of the national parliament. In addition, the climate parliament arranges seminars, debates and undertakes analyses and advocacy work.…
Fossil-Free Sweden is working to increase the pace of the climate transition. The goal is to build a strong industrial sector and to create more jobs and export opportunities by going fossil free. Fossil Free Sweden was started at the initiative of the Swedish Government in 2015 ahead of the major UN climate conference in Paris and brings together actors in the form of companies, municipalities, regions and organisations that give their backing to the declaration that Sweden will be one of the first fossil-free nations in the world.…
The Scania County Administrative Board, Scania Region and the Association of Municipalities of Scania developed a joint climate and energy strategy to achieve a fossil-fuel-free and climate-neutral region by 2030. The strategy provides guidance for climate work and presents targets and measures in areas of great importance for the reduction of climate emissions and the energy transition. In order to build better knowledge and understanding of the knowledge and attitudes toward different climate policy options, a regional online citizen survey was conducted.…
Optima Solar Solothurn is an energy cooperative that develops and operates solar power plants on the roofs of businesses, public buildings and private homes in the Solothurn region. Its purpose is to encourage the population to jointly invest in solar power production to cover their own electricity needs with renewable energy and to achieve an appropriate return on investment.…