Social Innovation in Renewable Energies

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The EU aims to be climate-neutral by 2050, an objective arisen from the European Green Deal and in line with commitments under the Paris Agreement. The project overall objective is to improve regional and national policies increasing the share of energy from renewable sources in rural areas to better inform local consumers, empower self-consumers to generate, store, consume and sell renewable electricity without facing disproportionate burdens. As a result of this, the project aims to allow local communities to get involved and help developing specific strategies to improve the acceptance and deployment of renewable energy, thus unlocking the potential that exists in rural areas. Project sub-objectives: To integrate renewable energy strategies into local, regional and national economic development strategies to reflect local potential and needs; To integrate renewable energy within larger supply chains in rural economies, such as agriculture, forestry, traditional manufacturing and green tourism; To ensure local social acceptance by ensuring clear benefits of using renewable energy as the low-carbon alternative energy to local communities and engaging them in the the design, financing or management process; To increase involvement of energy consumers as active players in the development of new renewable energy sources; To promote synergic dynamics for the generation of renewable energy projects, taking into account the natural resources of the rural area and all the agents involved, and the rest of the projects underway.

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