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Pensamento Renovável S2 E1 - Financing photovoltaic projects and energy communities

Published on 21 April 2023 by Catarina Costa

  • Energy Transition
  • Solar PV
  • Self-consumption
  • Season 2

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In this episode of Pensamento Renovável, we speak with Ana Rita Antunes, Executive Coordinator of Coopérnico, about energy communities, financing and new models of participation in the energy transition.

What we discussed in this episode

The conversation connects green economy, sustainability and citizen energy, showing how photovoltaic projects can scale when financing and community participation are properly structured.

  • Coopérnico, its mission and its role in the Portuguese market
  • Financing renewable energy projects
  • The energy retail market
  • Local energy communities, myths and facts
  • Differences between collective self-consumption and renewable energy communities

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