REScoop MECISE empowers citizens to drive a just energy transition by pooling funds and expertise to support sustainable, community-led energy projects like Westmill Solar.

Citizen ownership of the energy transition is gaining support as a way to tackle energy poverty, ensure fair cost distribution, and drive large-scale renewable projects through energy communities, with policy backing needed for broad participation and investment.

Energy poverty affects a significant portion of the EU population, prompting the EU to implement policies like the Green Deal and 'Fit for 55' to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs, and support vulnerable households through measures like the Social Climate Fund.

At FESICON 2024, stakeholders called for government tax incentives, sustainable policies, technological innovations, and increased funding to address challenges in the built environment and achieve sustainable development goals.

A Wärtsilä study highlights district heating's potential to decarbonise Europe by integrating flexible technologies like CHP engines and heat pumps, supported by government incentives.

With the final goal of achieving a decarbonised building sector by 2050, the recent approval of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive has elicited reactions from different players in the energy and construction ecosystem. Check the updated documents released by the European Commission and some insights and tools from relevant stakeholders in the field.