RECET newsletter
2nd edition - January 2026
Welcome to the second edition of the RECET Newsletter! This issue highlights lessons, milestones and progress from our partners across Europe as they work together to drive sustainable energy transitions through the RECET project. Dive in to learn about the inspiring work happening with our partners in Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Slovenia and Spain. Read the newsletter online below or download the PDF version.
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Community Engagement and Clean Energy in Rural Islands
What brings rural areas together? Can tourism be managed with clear boundaries to protect the landscape while still allowing enough growth to sustain the local economy? Could clean energy become a driver for local development?
What brings rural areas together? Can tourism be managed with clear boundaries to protect the landscape while still allowing enough growth to sustain the local economy? Could clean energy become a driver for local development?
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Major Steps Towards Active Energy Planning
The chapter shows how Blekinge’s municipalities are strengthening local energy planning through collaboration, citizen engagement, and regional coordination. With support from RECET, Enercracy, and Energikontor Syd, municipalities are developing sustainable, locally adapted energy systems. The shift toward dynamic, circular planning processes positions Blekinge as a strong model for inclusive regional energy transition.
The chapter shows how Blekinge’s municipalities are strengthening local energy planning through collaboration, citizen engagement, and regional coordination. With support from RECET, Enercracy, and Energikontor Syd, municipalities are developing sustainable, locally adapted energy systems. The shift toward dynamic, circular planning processes positions Blekinge as a strong model for inclusive regional energy transition.
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From Vision to Action: Clean Energy Planning in Northeast Iceland
These chapters highlight how Northeast Iceland is advancing the clean energy transition through municipal workshops, community engagement, and regional collaboration. Co-created local actions, international knowledge exchange, and new energy analyses emphasize the social nature of the transition and the need for place-based solutions. Together, these efforts support a regional climate policy with clear, measurable actions aligned with Iceland’s national climate goals.
These chapters highlight how Northeast Iceland is advancing the clean energy transition through municipal workshops, community engagement, and regional collaboration. Co-created local actions, international knowledge exchange, and new energy analyses emphasize the social nature of the transition and the need for place-based solutions. Together, these efforts support a regional climate policy with clear, measurable actions aligned with Iceland’s national climate goals.
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From Data to Decisions: Strengthening Climate Action in the Westfjords
The chapter presents lessons from the Westfjords and Iceland’s fisheries sector on advancing the energy transition through cooperation and data-driven action. A webinar on electrifying small fishing vessels showed that solutions exist, but high costs and infrastructure gaps remain. At the municipal level, digital green accounting is improving access to real-time emissions data and strengthening local climate planning.
The chapter presents lessons from the Westfjords and Iceland’s fisheries sector on advancing the energy transition through cooperation and data-driven action. A webinar on electrifying small fishing vessels showed that solutions exist, but high costs and infrastructure gaps remain. At the municipal level, digital green accounting is improving access to real-time emissions data and strengthening local climate planning.
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Turning Challenges into Energy Transition Progress
Postojna advances its energy transition by creating its first energy community linked to a solar-powered sports hall. Despite CET delays from data gaps and low awareness, the municipality boosted regional cooperation, engaged stakeholders, and uses the energy community to drive action. Training public officials is key to accelerating renewable energy and efficiency uptake.
Postojna advances its energy transition by creating its first energy community linked to a solar-powered sports hall. Despite CET delays from data gaps and low awareness, the municipality boosted regional cooperation, engaged stakeholders, and uses the energy community to drive action. Training public officials is key to accelerating renewable energy and efficiency uptake.
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From Sunshine to Shared Power: Menorca’s Path to Local Energy Communities
The chapter highlights how Menorca is promoting photovoltaic self-consumption and energy communities to reduce reliance on the electricity grid. Through RECET workshops across all municipalities, citizens have learned about shared solar solutions and co-ownership models. Key challenges include legal barriers and distrust of new supply models, which are being addressed through guidance tools and citizen engagement to support a fair, local energy transition.
The chapter highlights how Menorca is promoting photovoltaic self-consumption and energy communities to reduce reliance on the electricity grid. Through RECET workshops across all municipalities, citizens have learned about shared solar solutions and co-ownership models. Key challenges include legal barriers and distrust of new supply models, which are being addressed through guidance tools and citizen engagement to support a fair, local energy transition.
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Showcasing RECET at one of Europe's Biggest Policy Forums
This October, we took RECET international! Icelandic New Energy and Energy KontorSyd headed to Brussels for the European Week of Regions and Cities 2025.
This October, we took RECET international! Icelandic New Energy and Energy KontorSyd headed to Brussels for the European Week of Regions and Cities 2025.
