Define
Define investigates the current landscape, practical functioning, and evolving needs of energy communities across the EU.
2024 2027
Project period
3
Scientific board members
Introduction
Define investigates the current landscape, practical functioning, and evolving needs of energy communities across the EU. It maps existing initiatives according to their legal definitions and provides essential historical and contextual background for each Member State.
Approach
The project explores how national conditions — legal, social, economic, and technical — shape the development and impact of energy communities throughout Europe. It combines comprehensive data collection and analysis with structured research to deliver actionable insights on energy community development across diverse national contexts.
Our role
Th!nk E coordinates the project and leads research and data analysis activities, covering technological, social, legal, and policy dimensions of energy communities. This includes data collection, modelling, and producing structured outputs that map the diversity of energy community initiatives and frameworks across EU Member States.
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