Citizenenergy project

1. THE EUROPEAN PLATFORM FOR CITIZEN INVESTMENT
IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
CITIZENERGY
Contract N°: IEE/13/403/SI2.675223- CITIZENERGY
Duration : FROM 1-03-2014 TO 28-02-2017
Last update: March 2014

2. Image: http://www.momik.es/crowdfunding/

3. Development of an online platform to serve as EU-wide marketplace for
citizen investment in RES projects
• CITIZENERGY is a project that builds on know-how developed within
the EU to implement citizen renewable energy projects
• CITIZENERGY will:
 promote synergies between projects
 identify barriers to citizen investment
 promote the European transfer of main business models
 match citizen investors with new RES projects in Europe

5. 1. Fundraising difficulties
This project will be a tool to facilitate setting up of community energy
initiatives of different types, disseminating investment opportunities
and engaging citizens.
2. Cultural and linguistic constrains within the EU Member States
The platform will be available in different EU languages ( the
languages of countries in the consortium.)
Other needs, such as legal documents translation, will be evaluated.
3. Different regulatory frameworks across EU Member States.
The CITIZENERGY project will analyse the different frameworks of MS
in the action and provide tailored investment options, including
transnational investment where allowed.

6. 1. Development of an online platform to serve as EU-wide marketplace for
citizen investment in RES projects .
2. Boosting effective citizen engagement and investment in RES projects :
• is expected to attract more than 100 000 unique visitors to the platform,
• directly inform 15 000 citizens
• motivate at least 6000 citizens to invest in RES projects
• is expected that at least 6 of the new projects registered in the platform
WP5 will be successfully funded)
3. Setting up of an EU level stakeholder's network on citizen RES policy
gathering, at least, 25 relevant actors of different types in the citizen energy
initiatives field
4. Identification of national/EU legal barriers to engagement and investment by
national and foreign citizens in RES projects, in the countries included in the
project.

7. Participant name Short name
Country
code
Profile of the
organisation*
ATEKNEA SOLUTIONS CATALONIA ATEKNEA ES
Private Research Center -
SME
BOA ENERGIA BOA PT Citizen RES promoter
LUMO FRANCE LUMO FR Citizen RES promoter
ABUNDANCE GENERATION ABUNDANCE UK Citizen RES promoter
GREEN CROWDING GREEN DE Citizen RES promoter
SOM ENERGIA SOM ES RES Cooperative
WINDVOGEL WIND NL RES Cooperative
EUROPEAN CROWDFUNDING NETWORK ECNET BE
International Non-Profit
Organisation
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP NETWORK ACTIVE IT
International Non-Profit
Organisation

8. Participant name Short name
Country
code
Profile of the
organisation*
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF
DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
EURADA BE
International Non-Profit
Organisation
CLIMATE ALLIANCE CA DE
International Non-Profit
Organisation
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
UNDP HR
International
Organisation
EUPPORTUNITY EUPPY PT Private Consultancy
UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE
COMPOSTELA
USC ES Educational Institution

9. http: www.citizenergy.eu
Technical Coordinator Financial Coordinator
Llani Tena Henrique Burnay
llani.tena@ateknea.com hburnay@eupportunity.ey
Ateknea Solutions Catalonia, SA Eupportunity, Euppy
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