A toolbox that helps communities turn climate ambition into actionFighting the climate crisis doesn’t always require complex technology — sometimes it starts with clear guidance.Developed by the Technical University of Crete, the COMPOSE toolbox is a free, online platform designed to help municipalities with limited staff or resources plan and implement renewable energy solutions.
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It turns years of hands-on experience into a practical, step-by-step guide that local decision-makers can actually use.Beyond technical and financial aspects, the toolbox helps communities consider social and economic impacts — from stakeholder engagement to long-term monitoring.
Practical tools, shared knowledge, real local impact — with EU support.#ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #LocalSolutions #CohesionPolicy https://eu.smh.re/0dR5
Practical tools, shared knowledge, real local impact — with EU support.#ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #LocalSolutions #CohesionPolicy https://eu.smh.re/0dR5
Greece: mountain and coastal communities adopt renewable energy solutions through COMPOSE
An EU-supported initiative has helped municipalities in Crete develop and implement practical renewable energy solutions to reduce emissions and improve energy resilience.
Many thanks to my colleagues Paul Elsner and Julien Collaer for their hard work on this project.
You can access the full report here: https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC139999
Explore the data set on the EIGL portal: https://energy-industry-geolab.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
Download the data directly from our JRC data portal: https://data.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset/6d546981-b488-4156-8ff4-4f6f5b49e4e3
The Onshore Wind Potential of the EU and Neighbouring Countries
This report presents Europe’s economically viable onshore wind energy potential at high geographical resolution (the JRC ENSPRESO 2 data set). It finds that in some scenarios, installable capacity and annual electricity generation are approximately double those previously estimated, indicating that onshore wind can play a much bigger role in the decarbonisation of Europe’s energy system than previously assessed. It also finds that policy decisions on setback distances make a significant impact on the available potential. ENSPRESO 2 builds on the original ENSPRESO project (ENergy Systems Potential Renewable Energy SOurces) which concluded in 2018. It operates at an unprecedented resolution of 1 km2, incorporating newly available wind energy data sets and reflecting recent technological advances in wind energy technology, research and practices. ENSPRESO 2 therefore enables policymakers and energy planners to make fully up-to-date, spatially informed decisions about onshore wind energy deployment.
This shows that onshore wind can play a much bigger role in the decarbonisation of Europe’s energy system than we thought.
This report introduces our new JRC ENSPRESO 2 data set, building on the original ENSPRESO project (ENergy Systems Potential Renewable Energy SOurces potentials). ENSPRESO 2 operates at an unprecedented resolution of 1 km2, incorporating newly available wind energy data sets and reflecting recent technological advances in wind energy technology, research and practices.
New data reveals EU onshore wind potential twice as high as previously estimated!
To meets its ambitious climate targets, the EU needs to install 200 GW of new wind energy capacity by 2030 – a huge challenge. But do we actually have enough wind in the right places?
Our new report on Europe’s onshore wind energy potential provides a resounding YES to this question. And for many scenarios, the economically viable potential of onshore wind is twice as high as previously estimated.
To address competing land use needs for local, sustainable development in #CoalRegionsEU, explore a spatial planning approach with a new toolkit 🔍!🔗 https://europa.eu/!xGphtb#EnergyTransition #JustTransition https://eu.smh.re/0Woa
#Hydrogen accounted for < 2% of EU’s energy consumption in 2022, mainly used to produce chemical products.By 2050, #RenewableHydrogen is to cover 10% of the EU’s energy needs. More about EU's hydrogen policy, investment support and initiatives ➡️ https://europa.eu/!JPkX8g https://eu.smh.re/0Wj7
The share of #renewables increased to 52% in the 2nd quarter 2024 - from 46% in Q2 2023.The share of fossil fuels fell significantly to 24% - from 30% in Q2 2023.🇪🇺EU #ElectricityMarkets report Q2 2024 → https://europa.eu/!8XgVyx https://eu.smh.re/0WaY
Despite these challenges, there have been some positive signals for the geothermal sector. Several EU countries have created national geothermal roadmaps with ambitious targets (such as Ireland , the Netherlands , Poland, Croatia, France, and Germany ) to make investment in geothermal projects more attractive and encourage their development.