6 February 2025: Research Meets Policy Workshop: “Energy Communities: Tracking Progress & Ambitions”, in Bruxelles, Belgium

Join us on February 6, 2025, from 13:30 to 18:00 at the Fondation Universitaire in Brussels (11 rue d’Egmont/Egmontstraat, 1000 Brussels) for an insightful workshop uniting researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore the evolving role of energy communities in Belgium’s electricity market.

Energy communities are meant to empower citizens to drive the clean energy transition, making renewables more accessible, lowering energy costs, and improving the functioning of the grid. They aim at strengthening public support for renewable projects and attract private investments, reshaping energy systems from the ground up. Yet, the question arises whether energy communities actually achieve or have the potential to achieve those ambitious aims. This question is at the core of the workshop.

Organized by DemandFlex, the workshop will feature an opening speech by DemandFlex researcher Elise Viadere, followed by two panel discussions moderated by Professor Estelle Cantillon and Professor Pierre Henneaux, and concluding remarks by Professor Emmanuel Slautsky. The event will conclude with a networking reception starting at 18:00.

Full highlights and registration details are available on the event website.

Link to the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-communities-tracking-progress-ambitions-tickets-1088771257139

Updated on January 22, 2025