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On Renewable Energy Cooperatives: Power to the People
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With reference to your questions:
Q: Any data on RE COOP membership/people in different countries?
ME: You could try here http://www.coopseurope.coop/policy-topic/energy-environment http://www.rescoop.eu/
Q: What % of total RE energy is covered by RE COOPs in each country?
Again, the above sources, perhaps combined with working backwards from overall RES statistics http://www.managenergy.net/focus_on_02_2013_eur_observ_er_report.html
Q: The graph of German RE COOPs is rising from a small base. How many people? How much MWh/yr?
ME: Graph from https://twitter.com/EnergiewendeGER - you could direct your enquiries to them
Good luck with your research! Let us know how you get on
On Renewable Energy Cooperatives: Power to the People
Hi Willem,
Thanks for the comment, here are the sources you requested:
You might also be interested in this graph,
http://energytransition.de/files/2012/12/GET_2A17_cooperatives_drive_energy_transition_l2.png
showing the remarkable rate of growth of energy cooperatives in Germany in recent years.
On Smart Cities: The Next Big Thing in Energy?
What is particularly fascinating about the smart cities is the holistic approach. Glasgow is aiming to become one of the UK's first smart cities -
"Glasgow has some quite extreme challenges - it has the lowest life expectancy of any city in the UK for instance - and the hope is that if we bring together energy, transport, public safety and health it will make it more efficient and a better place to live," said Scott Cain, the TSB's project leader for Future Cities.
EU funding , €365 million for 2013 http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/initiatives/smart_cities_en.htm