{"id":69554,"date":"2024-03-01T11:52:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T10:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/projektbeispiele\/catalysing-and-building-capacities-for-renewable-energy-communities-in-rural-latvia\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T13:22:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T12:22:05","slug":"catalysing-and-building-capacities-for-renewable-energy-communities-in-rural-latvia","status":"publish","type":"projektbeispiele","link":"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/projektbeispiele\/catalysing-and-building-capacities-for-renewable-energy-communities-in-rural-latvia\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalysing and building capacities for renewable energy communities in rural Latvia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Keywords:<\/strong> citizen energy, climate protection, resource conservation, environmental communication, environmental technology, capacity building, networking, energy community, rural regions, knowledge transfer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subject and goals of the project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Latvia, energy communities, including Renewable Energy Communities (RECs), are still almost non-existent or at an early stage of development. This applies in particular to the rural areas outside the capital Riga. On the other hand, there is growing interest from rural communities, non-governmental organizations, SMEs, political and other actors in establishing such communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, policy makers in Germany and Latvia face the common challenge of fully implementing the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive and, in particular, creating a supportive regulatory framework for RECs. In both countries, there is also a lack of concrete legal norms that regulate the joint use of energy when using the public grid – i.e. the possibility of using and sharing the electricity generated within a specific energy community by its members. On the other hand, there have recently been some positive developments in both countries – for example, the Solar Package I in Germany introduced shared building supply; in Latvia, too, new regulations for so-called active customers and energy communities came into force in January 2024, which concern, among other things, the shared use of electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project “Catalysing and building capacities for renewable energy communities in rural Latvia” therefore aims to promote the development of renewable energy communities, particularly in rural regions of Latvia. The project aims to initiate dialog, mutual knowledge transfer and cooperation between political decision-makers and other relevant stakeholders in Schleswig-Holstein and Latvia. Furthermore, capacity development and networking in the rural regions of Latvia are to be strengthened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project pursues an integrated approach on 3 levels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n