Funding: EC, LIFE
Timeframe: 1 September 2025 – 29 February 2028
Involvement of ABEA: Sub-contractor to BSERC
Description
The SHAREs+ project aims to advance citizen-led energy initiatives in five European countries by leveraging frontrunner expertise, proven tools, and functional technical platforms. Building on the success of the SHAREs National Gateways, the project seeks to replicate this model in new geographical areas while enhancing it for additional use cases.
The project aspires the launch of new 13 energy communities, while supporting 50 existing ones by engaging them as Gateway users, fostering greater renewable energy integration, enhanced energy efficiency, and optimized energy management in Southeast Europe. The project focuses on Cyprus, Romania, North Macedonia, and Ukraine, integrating decision-making support tools to drive collective action growth. Bulgaria acts as both a pioneer in developing an energy community framework and a pilot site for citizens-led thermal renewable project and vulnerable consumer engagement. Austria serves as the primary capacity-building partner.
ABEA is sub-contractor to BSERC with the aim to perform an analysis of possibilities for creation of energy communities and promote project information and results.