Rural Association, CIRCUS Project From BlackOut to Community - How net congestion lead to a community In The Netherlands many municipalities have a challenge to house (Ukranian) refugees as a result of net congestion. It takes about 18 months from planning to building pre-fabricated houses, but to con... 2 Jul 2026
Rural Association, CIRCUS Project If there was ever a reminder why the energy transition matters… this was it. The exceptional heatwave that swept across western France became an unexpected backdrop for this year's CIRCUS Event in Redon. While the public Citizen Energy Meetings , expected to welcome around 300... 1 Jul 2026
Rural Association, CIRCUS Project From partnership to practice: CIRCUS partners meet in Redon to learn, exchange and grow together Strong partnerships are at the heart of every successful Interreg project. That is why the CIRCUS consortium gathered in Redon, France, from 23 to 25 June, not only to review the project's progress, b... 25 Jun 2026
Rural Association, CIRCUS Project From inspiration to action: How Study visits can strengthen pilot communities One of the greatest challenges in community energy projects is not finding technical solutions. It is creating a shared understanding, building confidence and helping people imagine what change could ... 15 Jun 2026
Rural Association, CIRCUS Project Irish communities push for stronger support for renewable Energy Projects Last week, South Kerry Development Partnership representative Seán de Buitléar met with Irish Minister for Energy Darragh O’Brien in Dublin to discuss legislative and practical barriers that continue ... 27 May 2026
Rural Association, CIRCUS Project Local Power, local ownership Sometimes, when talking about energy communities, an important question arises: what role should municipalities play in these projects? In Fégréac and Avessac, two municipalities in the Pays de la Loi... 6 May 2026
Rural Association, CIRCUS Project Energy also requires direction On every farm, energy runs like an invisible vein through daily operations. It is indispensable, but also costly and increasingly complex. What used to be a simple yearly contract review has evolved i... 13 Apr 2026
Rural Association, CIRCUS Project The first CIRCUS pilot community in Loire-Atlantique has been launched A first pilot community within the CIRCUS project has been successfully launched in Blain, Loire-Atlantique. In this French municipality, a local energy community is being supported by RECIT using the... 8 Apr 2026
Rural Association, CIRCUS Project CIRCUS Partner Meeting in the Netherlands: strengthening collaboration for local energy communities Partners of the CIRCUS project recently gathered in Roosendaal, hosted by ZLTO . The three-day meeting brought together partners from across North-West Europe to exchange experiences, reflect on progr... 30 Mar 2026
Rural Association, CIRCUS Project From local voices to Local Power: How Ranst shows the real potential of Energy Communities Across Europe, the energy transition is often discussed in strategies, targets and long-term plans. But in Ranst, a small municipality in Belgium, it started differently. It started with a group of vo... 18 Mar 2026
Rural Association, CIRCUS Project Learning from Practice: Local Energy Trading at Fixed Prices in Roosendaal (NL) Across Europe, communities are exploring new ways to make renewable energy systems fairer, more resilient and locally grounded . Within the CIRCUS project, we closely follow and learn from the real-wo... 20 Jan 2026
Rural Association, CIRCUS Project Strengthening capitalisation and collaboration at the Interreg NWE Annual Event The Interreg NWE Annual Event offered an important moment for exchange, reflection and strategic connection for the CIRCUS project. Bringing together projects, policymakers and practitioners from acro... 18 Dec 2025