Dr Andreas Wieg, of the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation, assesses the state of the national…
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Show filtersGerman clean energy co-ops hit development buffers
A third of the sector has no developments planned this year, a survey by DGRV found
Germany holds National Co-operative Energy Congress
Dr Andreas Wieg reports from the country's National Co-operative Energy Congress
European co-ops work for a gender-equitable energy transition
'There are differences when it comes to gender not only in terms of participation, but also…
Co-operative research conference focuses on the transition to sustainability
The ICA CCR European Research Conference explored the roles of co-ops in creating more sustainable businesses…
Regulation and funding gap halt growth of renewable energy co-ops in Germany
The main challenges faced are reduced support payments and the switch to auctions for licenses for…
European blueberry co-op brings together Dutch and German growers
'It was a long-cherished wish to group ourselves and to take care of our own sales'
Green light for Swiss Coop takeover of German drinks company
The European Commission says it does not raise competition concerns
New documentary tells the story of Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
The 45 minute documentary pays tribute to the founder of co-operative banking
Citizen’s wind projects favoured in Germany’s drive for renewable energy
Regulators have run a competitive awards system to grant licences to generate more than 1GW
B20 final recommendations highlight co-ops’ potential in employment, SMEs growth and education
The B20's final set of policy recommendations to the G20 includes mentions of how the co-op…
Europe, renewables and the future of community energy
In its recently released Clean Energy Package, the European Commission finally acknowledged that energy communities –…
