A lack of political support, heavy grid access charges and the perceived lack of legitimacy to become viable market players are among the main barriers to the further development of energy cooperatives in Europe, heard participants in a seminar on the REScoop 20-20-20 project, held on 26 March in Brussels. REScoop 20-20-20 is an EU-funded programme, which aims to foster a ‘bottom up’ community approach to renewable energy production.
“We need energy democracy with the citizen at the core of…