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Accelerating Community Energy in the Danube Region

Start date

June 2, 2026

End Date

June 2, 2026

Location

Eda Center, Delpinova ulica 18b, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia

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The Accelerating Community Energy in the Danube Region Conference will:

  • Bring together leaders who are actively working in the field of energy communities/community energy – including experts and practitioners from NGOs, energy agencies, public authorities, and central government.
  • Provide space for exchange on community energy development in the Danube Region.
  • Present the main outcomes of the Danube Energy Communities Accelerator (DECA) project

The DECA project has brought together project partners from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Montenegro, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria, who have been working together to support the development of citizen-led energy initiatives in the region.

Participants will learn about the developed training programme and advisory toolkit, as well as the Danube Community Energy Acceleration Strategy that aims at scaling support for citizen-led energy initiatives in the region.

The programme includes discussion of practical examples of implementation from across the participating countries, and lessons learned that can help to inspire and expand support for future citizen-led energy action.

Agenda

09:00 – 09:30:
Registration

09:30 – 9:50:
Welcomes
– Host Welcome:
– dr. Vanja  Cencič, DECA project manager GOLEA and  Matej Pahor, director of GOLEA
– Interreg Danube Programme Insights:
– Horst Schindler, Interreg Danube Programme

9:50 – 10:00
DECA Highlights: project coordinator – Nina Taylor E-Zavod

10:00 - 11:15
DECA Learning Lab: Presentation of DECA solutions and strategy for community energy acceleration
– DECA Training Programme and Toolkit for Advisors – Martina Nemčić (KLIK)
– Example of Training Deployment in Romania: Anca Grigore (ABMEE)
– Example of Toolkit Deployment in BiH: Arijana Šuvak (REIC)
– Danube Community Energy Acceleration Strategy: Tim Taylor (Korimako)
– Example of Collective Investment in Croatia: Ugo Toić (OTRA)
– Example of Hub Development in Serbia: Marko Nedeljković (CORE)

11:15 – 11:45
Coffee break

11:45 – 12:30
Panel – Creating Equitable Energy Security through Citizen-led Action
- Moderator: Tanja Popovicki (CORE)
– Dr Slavica Robić (REGEA)
– Tim Taylor (Korimako)
– Goran Čačić (ZEZ)
– Melinda Tóth (NRGCOM project)

12:30 – 13:00
Curated discussion: involving all participants
– Moderator: Tanja Popovicki (CORE)

13:00 – 14:15
Lunch

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Location

Eda Center, Delpinova ulica 18b, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Start date

June 2, 2026

End Date

June 2, 2026

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