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Boosting the energytransition in Kronenberg

By mPOWER|June 29, 2022|

In Kronenberg, a small 450 household strong village in North Limburg, southeastern Netherlands, the energy transition is underway. It is being driven forward by the enthusiasm and commitment of EnergieKronenberg, a citizen collective. EnergieKronenberg started as a working group within the local municipality but since mid-2018 has been an independent collective with a close relationship with the municipality. The group has one municipality member on it, and they reached out to mPOWER to work alongside them. The collective currently consists of 15 members and volunteers.

Exploring Local Authority Approaches to Person-Centred Retrofit for Fuel Poverty

By mPOWER|April 12, 2022|

As part of our work on the mPower European project, we showcase the work we’ve been doing with local authorities around the UK, exploring ways to hard-wire client and person-centred approaches to the delivery of publicly procured retrofit works in a fuel poor context.

How Mannheim is harnessing social innovation to master the energy transition

By mPOWER|August 3, 2021|

Characterised by its proximity to two rivers, the Rhine and the Neckar, as well as its heavy industry, the City of Mannheim in south-western Germany faces an urgent climate challenge. The city has committed to becoming climate neutral by 2050.

Cork City’s many transitions

By mPOWER|July 29, 2021|

The small Irish city of Cork has committed to reducing its CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030, compared to the baseline of 2016, and aims for net-zero emissions by 2050. In the diverse business centre, some of the world’s largest tech companies meet a significant agricultural industry producing meat and dairy.

The state of European municipal energy transition: an overview of current trends

By mPOWER|May 25, 2021|

This report explores the state of energy transition within Europe’s municipalities, drawing on existing academic and non-academic literature, and primary data collection carried out as part of the mPOWER project.

Renewables Generation: Key findings from mPOWER Exchange

By mPOWER|March 17, 2021|

Four cities explored the possibilities for large scale renewables generation. Visits to Frankfurt and Barcelona accelerated learning on how to: create a step change in solar generation uptake in the private sector, deliver large scale solar projects on city owned land and roofs and tackle energy poverty.

Local Energy Communities: Key findings from mPOWER Exchange

By mPOWER|March 12, 2021|

Throughout 2019 two mPower Exchange peer groups explored the topic of local energy communities, starting simply from the questions: What exactly are energy communities? And what added value might they bring to the local energy transition and the work being done by public authorities?

Energy Efficiency: Key findings from mPOWER Exchange

By mPOWER|February 9, 2021|

In 2019, four cities completed a joint research and education project to identify possible activities that municipalities can do within the field of domestic retrofit, to save carbon, improve comfort, health, citizen participation, community resilience and the local economy.

How a rural Dutch town is working towards sustainability

By mPOWER|February 4, 2021|

The municipality of Horst aan de Maas is situated in south-eastern Netherlands. In 2020 it adopted a new local sustainability policy with four main goals: Horst aan de Maas aims to be a fully climate neutral, climate proof, circular and nature-friendly town by 2050.

Rochdale’s journey to net zero 2020-38

By mPOWER|January 11, 2021|

Rochdale is one of the 10 boroughs of the Greater Manchester city region. It is located to the north east of the region and has a population of approximately 218,000. It was one of the first industrial towns in the nineteenth century and was famous for textile manufacturing.

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