After-event material – “More Women in Renewables and Energy communities”

On 22 September 2022, BECoop, W4RES and eCREW, with the support of WECF, organised an online event “More women in renewables and energy communities: safeguarding an enabling policy framework”, as part of the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) Extended Programme.

The event gathered a group of expert panellists involved in energy transition, gender equality, and female empowerment, and the recording is now available to all.

Experts providing insights were:

  • Jutta Paulus, EU Parliament
  • Katharina Habersbrunner, WECF/W4RES
  • Yannis Konstas, Q-PLAN/W4RES
  • Johannes Slacik, Energy Institute, JKU Linz
  • Hemma Bieser, avantsmart – OurPower
  • Saska Petrova, University of Manchester
  • Marilys Louvet, WECF/W4RES

The recording of the event is available here. You can also read the briefing here.

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We are pleased to announce the publication of the last issue of the W4RES project. The newsletter is available here.

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W4RES held its final event as part of “RE-Energising Europe”, a two-day event on 24 and 25 October in Brussels where 7 EU-funded projects (BECoop, Micat, NEWTrends, NRG2Peers, UP-STAIRS and NUDGE) joined forces to organise joint-sessions focusing on energy communities, energy efficiency, energy behaviour, gender equality and new trends.

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You want to improve gender equality in the renewable energy sector? You’re missing arguments or guidelines on how to implement it? Check out our W4RES tool!

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19 October 2023 – W4RES, the EU-funded project which aims at calling up the involvement of women in the market deployment and uptake of RHC solutions, will publish a report with policy recommendations aiming at creating a more competitive, inclusive and gender-responsive Renewable Heating and Cooling landscape.

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Ihsane Haouach is a social entrepreneur, author, trainer, and speaker, dedicated to promoting equal and sustainable transitions. Alongside international projects targeting an efficient and effective organisation, she founded several non-profit initiatives aimed at promoting equity. As a consultant and trainer, she intervenes to improve organisations’ societal impact. Her experience and skills from both the corporate […]

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Bipasha Baruah is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Women’s Issues at Western University.