https://energy-democracy.net Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:18:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://energy-democracy.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cropped-edimage-1-32x32.jpg https://energy-democracy.net 32 32 https://energy-democracy.net/%e1%83%99%e1%83%9d%e1%83%9d%e1%83%9e%e1%83%94%e1%83%a0%e1%83%90%e1%83%a2%e1%83%98%e1%83%95%e1%83%94%e1%83%91%e1%83%98-%e1%83%ae%e1%83%94%e1%83%9a%e1%83%a1-%e1%83%a3%e1%83%ac%e1%83%a7%e1%83%9d%e1%83%91/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:24:45 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1707 ამ ახალი ტექნოლოგიების წარმოების, პოპულარიზაციისა და მონტაჟის მიზნით შეიქმნა ოთხი სათემო ენერგეტიკული კოოპერატივი. ეს კოოპერატივები დემოკრატიულად იმართება მათი წევრების მიერ. ისინი ხელს უწყობს ქალთა გაძლიერებას ლიდერთა ტრენინგის, გადაწყვეტილების მიმღები პოზიციებისათვის გენდერული კვოტებისა და ზოგადად, პროექტის მიდგომაში ქალთა საზრუნავის ინტეგრირების გზით. 2021 წლისთვის ფუნქციონირებდა 1000-ზე მეტი მზის წყალგამაცხელებელი და 300 ენერგოეფექტური ღუმელი. ამას ცოტა ხნის წინ კიდევ…

The post კოოპერატივები ხელს უწყობს გენდერულ თანასწორობას და ებრძვის ენერგეტიკულ სიღარიბეს საქართველოს სოფლებში first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/cooperatives-promote-gender-equality-and-combat-energy-poverty-in-rural-georgia/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:10:00 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1700 Four community-based energy cooperatives have been set up to produce, promote and install these new technologies. These cooperatives are democratically governed by their members, encourage women empowerment through leadership training, gender quotas for the decision-making positions and generally integrating women’s concerns in the project approach. By 2021, more than 1,000 solar water heaters and 300…

The post The regions of Imereti, Samegrelo, Samtskhe Javakheti and Shida Kartli first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/how-mannheim-is-harnessing-social-innovation-to-master-the-energy-transition/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:50:23 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1574 The status quo Currently, Mannheim is facing several challenges to reduce its emissions: Its coal-fired power plant Grosskraftwerk Mannheim (GKM) supplies not only the city’s 320,000 residents, but also those of neighbouring cities – a total of 2.5 million households receive power from the plant and 160,000 are connected to its district heat system. Furthermore,…

The post How Mannheim is harnessing social innovation to master the energy transition first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/cork-citys-many-transitions/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:43:59 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1572 Transitioning city spaces The world’s second largest natural harbour is located at the southernmost tip of Ireland. Travel 25 km upstream and you will arrive at the small city of Cork. An amalgamation of Ireland’s unindustrialized past and the cosmopolitan present, crumbling plasterwork and 17th century cathedrals seem right at home beside the sleek urban…

The post Cork City’s many transitions first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/tampere-engaging-housing-co-ops-and-residents-in-the-drive-towards-carbon-neutrality/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:02:00 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1381 Background Tampere lies in south-west Finland and is home to some 235,000 people, which makes it the third biggest city in the country. Being the first industrialized Finnish city, Tampere was always at the forefront of technical innovation: electric lightbulbs, for instance, were already widely used here shortly after their invention in the 19th century.…

The post Tampere: engaging housing co-ops and residents in the drive towards carbon neutrality first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/how-greater-manchester-plans-to-reach-carbon-neutrality-by-2038/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:56:52 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1379 Greater Manchester is one of the UK’s most advanced municipalities when it comes to climate protection and the energy transition. Located in the North West of England, the metropolitan area with its 2.8 million inhabitants has already won prizes[1] for its green efforts. It also made it to the Carbon Disclosure Project’s 2019 A-List of…

The post How Greater Manchester plans to reach carbon neutrality by 2038 first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/empowering-local-communities-through-partnership-in-meath/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:49:59 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1377 Sustainable Energy Communities (SEC), run through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), offer communities the opportunity to become more energy conscious and energy efficient. Once a steering group is established, the next step is to develop an Energy Master Plan (EMP) for the community. A grant is available to pay a consultant to do…

The post Empowering local communities through partnership in Meath first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/the-drechtsteden-moving-away-from-fossil-gas-and-involving-residents-in-the-process/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:38:15 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1374 The region sees the phase-out of gas as multi-faceted: it also entails the need for well-insulated homes, the potential to create jobs, and the importance of looking beyond 2030. In this article, we talk about our current approach to reducing households’ gas dependency and the challenges and opportunities we identify for the years to come.…

The post The Drechtsteden: moving away from fossil gas and involving residents in the process first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/how-a-rural-dutch-town-is-working-towards-sustainability/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:29:36 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1372 Circular economy: improving waste management Horst aan de Maas started its circular economy efforts with a project centred around waste reduction. In 2010, due to a merger with two smaller municipalities, the municipality grew from 10 to 16 villages. This meant that three different waste collection systems had to be unified. The city administration took…

The post How a rural Dutch town is working towards sustainability first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/energetica-cooperative-challenges-energy-poverty-by-supplying-clean-energy/ Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:43:13 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1368 Transforming energy systems from the bottom up EnergÉtica was born in the decade of the 2010s in Valladolid, despite significant barriers such as the absence of a relevant cooperative movement, a scarce associative tradition and the perception that energy issues were far from social priorities. The energy issue was finally put on the social agenda…

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