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Kennemer Kracht puts solar panel installation in Ijmuiden (NL) into operation

In the week of 20 April, 80 solar panels of the neighborhoud installation on the roof of 'Stormvogels' in Ijmuiden (NL) have been installed.  This is a project of Empower2.0 partner Kennemer Kracht, …

Webinar | Energy Community Pilot, transfo zwevegem

We talked with PhD student Hakim Azaioud of Ghent University, who gave a successful webinar 2 weeks ago to students in Sustainable Energy System Management at the HOWEST University of Applied Sciences…

Corona does not slow down sustainable development: online citizen meetings may pave the way!

Bringing big group of citizens together is not easy these days. The municipality of Middelfart in Denmark however did find a way to involve the citizens on how to change their source of heating from C…

EMPOWER2.0 webinar, inspired by co2mmunity, 31/3/2020 - 1/4/2020

While the world physically is closed due to Corona, lessons on citizen participation in clean energy transition is travelling fast between the Baltic Sea region and the North Sea region in the Europea…

Press release: Official launch PV-roof of Haarlem (NL) pilot, 14-01-2020

Press release

On Tuesday 14 January, the official opening took place of the Haarlem (NL) pilot, the PV installation on the sports hall of omnisport association 'Onze Gezellen'.

Last September…

Kennemer meets Zaanstad (NL), 14-11-2019

On 14-11-2019, the event was hosted by EMPOWER2.0 project partners Zaanstad, Stadsgarage and Kennemer Energie.  The goal of the event was to share knowledge and get inspir…

EMPOWER2.0 at nationalt Klimafolkemøde i Middelfart (DK) 26-28/08/2019

From 26 to 28 August 2019, the nationalt Klimafolkemøde (National People's Climate Meeting) took place at Middelfart (DK).  

Transnational Knowledge Sharing on engaging citizens in the green tra…

EMPOWER 2.0 @ Klimaatfestival Zwevegem, 4-6 October 2019

During the weekend of Octobre 4th, 5th and 6th, a  took place at , one of the pilots of EMPOWE…

Partner meeting in Kortrijk (BE) on 7-8 October 2019

On 7 and 8 October, the next partner meeting took place in Kortrijk, Belgium.  It was be hosted by project partners Provincie West-Vlaanderen and Leiedal. 

During the partner meeting, several work…

EMPOWER 2.0 kickoff meeting in Zaanstad (NL)

08/03/2019 - The EMPOWER 2.0 kickoff meeting took place on 7 and 8 March in Zaanstad (NL)

On 7 and 8 March, the EMPOWER 2.0 kickoff meeting was hosted by lead partner Gemeente Zaanstad (NL). …