LIFE-BECKON

LIFE-BECKON (Boosting Energy Communities massive deployment by equipping local authorities with comprehensive technical assistance cookbook, integrated services and capacity building) stimulates and boosts the deployment of Energy Communities across Europe by developing and delivering comprehensive support mechanisms for public authorities, promoters and Local Action Groups to better equip them to facilitate the creation of Energy Communities, therefore answering to clear needs and known barriers.

The comprehensive support mechanisms include:

• A Technical Assistance cookbook to enable the creation of Technical Assistance Offices (TAOs),
• A Capacity Building program via a Train-the-Trainer approach to increase the expertise and knowledge of all stakeholders involved, and
• Integrated services via a One-Stop-Shop platform to facilitate access to information, tools, and guides as well as matchmaking among actors along the value chain.

These support mechanisms will be validated in 3 supra-municipal areas in Avila (Spain), Sofia (Bulgaria) and Copenhagen (Denmark), and replicated in 15 EU local authorities.