On June 10, 2022 at 2:30 PM at the Mercato Coperto in Ravenna, Legacoop Emilia-Romagna, together with Legacoop Romagna and Coopfond, is organizing the meeting “Cooperative Energy Communities. Legacoop’s actions to promote them in the regional territory,” where all aspects related to the promotion of energy communities in cooperative form will be explored, including the development of systems powered by renewable sources, self-consumption, and sharing of the energy produced. The conference is part of the activities promoted by Legacoop Romagna aimed at establishing by the end of 2022 several energy communities among its member cooperatives, with the goal of reducing energy costs as well as promoting the growth of clean energy systems, whether solar, wind, or biogas. The event is free to attend but requires registration (by visiting the link https://bit.ly/cecravenna).
The program includes greetings at 3:00 PM from Michele de Pascale, Mayor of Ravenna, Simone Gamberini, General Director of Coopfond, and Mario Mazzotti, President of Legacoop Romagna. At 3:30 PM, Matteo Serafini from Innovacoop will speak on “Energy communities: characteristics and opportunities,” followed at 3:50 PM by Michele Benini, Director of the Energy Systems Development Department at RSE S.p.A., who will address the topic “Energy communities: possible implementation models and the impacts of the aid decree.” Next is the speech by Morena Diazzi, Director of the Regional Directorate for Knowledge, Research, Labor, and Enterprises of the Emilia-Romagna Region, who will speak on “Regional law and EU programming for the development of Energy Communities.” At 4:30 PM, Alessandro Ficicchia from the legislative office of Legacoop Nazionale will cover “The reasons for the cooperative choice for energy communities: legal and tax aspects,” while also at 4:30 PM, Paola Bellotti, Director of Sustainability and Development at Coopfond, will delve into the topic “Cooperative financial tools in support of energy communities.”
The conclusions, at 4:50 PM, will be delivered by the regional president of Legacoop, Giovanni Monti, and the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Emilia-Romagna Regional Government, Davide Baruffi. The meeting will be moderated by Emiliano Galanti, project manager for Energy Communities at Legacoop Romagna.
