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About The Community Power Report

The Community Power Report is a website covering project and policy updates regarding community-based power generation and conservation from across the world. It has the mission of providing a global platform for experience and knowledge sharing regarding community-based energy solutions, and showcasing that another way of generating, consuming, and living is possible for all of us.

Community Power In The Global Community Vol. III: France

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This post first appeared on The Community Power Report by Mümtaz Derya Tarhan As part of The Community Power Report’s ‘Community Power in the Global Community’ series, we continue to provide insight into a new country’s community-owned renewables sectors every month.  We started off our series with Belgium and Netherlands. Now, we are stopping in France, for which interviewed three individuals that have a great deal of practical and historic knowledge on France’s renewable energy and community power sectors: Pierre Jourdain … Read More

Community Power In The Global Community Vol. II: The Netherlands

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By Mümtaz Derya Tarhan The Community Power Report started off 2013 with a brand new series of articles: ‘Community Power in the Global Community’. As part of this project, we are going to interview key actors from various countries to provide insight into these countries’ community-owned renewables sectors. Our first stop was Belgium, where Dirk Vansintjan from Ecopower and REScoop shed some light on to the country’s community-owned energy scene.  Our stop now is the Netherlands, … Read More

Community Power In The Global Community Vol. I: Belgium

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The Community Power Report kicks off the new year with a brand new series of articles: ‘Community Power in the Global Community’. As part of this project, we are going to interview key actors from various countries to provide insight into these countries’ community-owned renewables sectors. First highlighted in our series is Belgium, for which we interviewed Dirk Vansintjan. Mr. Vansintjan is a founding member of Ecopower cvba, a renewable energy co-operative based in Flanders, … Read More