Energy communities: Solutions for strengthening renewables-based self-production of electricity by citizens in lignite areas
New report by The Green Tank shows that the installation of 272-300 MW photovoltaics by energy communities combined with electricity storage systems using the available financial resources can fully cover the needs of approximately 245,000 residential consumers in Greece’s lignite areas, mitigating the lack of grid space.
The Green Tank on the programs to support local entrepreneurship in the country’s lignite regions
The Green Tank submitted comments and proposals regarding the two actions to strengthen local enterprises in the Greece's lignite regions announced by the Greek authorities.
YES but with asterisks by the Green Tank to the plans of supporting energy communities and installing heat pumps in transition regions
The Green Tank participated with comments in the 3rd written process of the Just Development Transition Program (JDTP) 2021-2027 as a member of the Monitoring Committee of this program with the right to vote.
The Green Tank votes against the Evaluation Plan of the Just Transition Development Program –The inclusion of local communities is needed
As a member of the Monitoring Committee of the Just Transition Development Program, The Green Tank voted against the draft Evaluation Plan and provided comments and recommendations.
Just Transition Newsletter #5
The fifth newsletter of the Green Tank for the developments of the last six months (January – July 2023) related to the Just Transition of lignite regions in Greece and in Europe has been published.
Energy communities for a just and democratic transition
Ioanna Theodosiou at the fourth Annual Political Dialogue of the EU Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition.
Energy communities or how citizens can take control of their own energy
Interview with Ioanna Theodosiou for the independent climate justice newsletter The Green Fix.
4 steps to strengthen energy democracy
Article by Ioanna Theodosiou in the Greek newspaper EFSYN.
Just transition through the lens of Greece’s energy communities
Contribution by Ioanna Theodosiou to webinar organized by CEE Bankwatch.
The success of Just Transition is Greece’s development challenge
Op-ed by Ioanna Theodosiou at Oikonomikos Tachydromos.
Western Macedonia Youth strengthens its voice for the Just Transition
The Green Tank and the Association of Active Youths of Florina- OENEF successfully co-organized a "Youth Empowerment Workshop for the Just Transition".
The Just Transition of lignite areas needs the ETS national resources
News report by Elvira Krithari for Kathimerini based on The Green Tank’s policy paper.
National Resources for the Just Transition
Policy brief by The Green Tank.
Energy Community Watch by The Green Tank
The aim is to provide information on the latest quantitative data, the institutional framework, the available funds, and the necessary steps to build an energy community.
