.webp)
View more
The funds raised through this campaign will be used to finance the installation of a renewable energy community located in the city of Coimbra, in Portugal.
The energy community will be installed in two separate locations at Centro Norton de Matos and a local company called Crossing Answers, combined the two plants will have an installed capacity of 74.6 kWp, and produce around 96MWh of clean energy per year. This community will be part of the project “100 Villages”.
Each Renewable Energy Community (REC) has a radius of about 2km, centered on the facility where the PV plant will be installed (anchor producer). The promoter will find consumers in this region, preferably with social affinities and consumption profiles complementary to that of the anchor producer. The REC can also grow with the adhesion of new members who have rooftops or land with capacity to expand the installed PV power, or with the introduction of other renewable generation sources (wind, biomass or hydroelectric, for example).
Centro Norton de Matos is a Association founded in 1950 in Coimbra that offers a large variety of services and activities to their community mostly related to sports, culture, and leisure, from basketball and ballet to chess and card games.
The organization will become 48% energy sufficient and will become carbon-positive by producing 199% of its total energy consumption. The excess energy will positively impact 30 families in the surrounding areas.
Crossing Answers develops innovative tech based solutions that simplify the interaction between people and unattended equipment.
The company will become 34% energy sufficient and will become carbon-positive by producing 109% of its total energy consumption. The excess energy will positively impact 22 families in the surrounding areas.
“100 Aldeias” is a Portuguese project led by Cleanwatts (the promoter of this campaign and a pioneer in this type of project) and by the companies "About the Energy", in partnership with BEWG and Jeune. Their mission of this project is to fight energy poverty by creating renewable energy communities that produce their own green, clean, and decarbonized electricity, and promoting good energy practices among these same communities.
Adhering members will be able to buy electricity produced at the plant at a price around 25% lower than the price of the national grid during sunny hours. Participants will not be required to make any investment or change their contracts with their current energy supplier. Instead, they will only consume part of the energy generated from a local, green, and sustainable source. This will accelerate the process of decarbonizing these villages.
The participating members of the energy community will benefit from the referred reduced rate for a period of 20 years, with no need to make investments, nor charges or responsibilities with the operation, maintenance, or installation. Cleanwatts will be responsible for the technical management of operation, maintenance, and installation.
Direct
Contribution to the decarbonization of Portugal, avoiding CO2 emissions: with a clean energy production of over 96.5 MWh per year, the solar energy central will avoid the emission of more than 13.2 tonnes of CO2 every year. This is equivalent to the absorption of CO2 from 601 trees.
Indirect
Reduction of energy poverty in Portugal: through community energy production, the "100 Aldeias" project will impact 20,000 people in 100 small Portuguese villages, with an expected reduction of around 10% of their energy costs and an increase in their levels of thermal comfort.
Direct
Contribution to the decarbonization of Portugal, avoiding CO2 emissions: with a clean energy production of over 96.5 MWh per year, the solar energy central will avoid the emission of more than 13.2 tonnes of CO2 every year. This is equivalent to the absorption of CO2 from 601 trees.
Indirect
Reduction of energy poverty in Portugal: through community energy production, the "100 Aldeias" project will impact 20,000 people in 100 small Portuguese villages, with an expected reduction of around 10% of their energy costs and an increase in their levels of thermal comfort.
Promoter website
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet. Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere.
0%
5350000
Minimum
5350000
Target
5350000
Maximum
Closed
investment opportunities you may like
diversified strategy Set your criteria once, and auto-invest will handle the rest. It matches your balance to new loan opportunities as they open, spreads it across projects automatically, and reinvests repayments as they come in. A consistent, diversified approach, without the manual effort.
Raise capital from a community of impact-focused investors.
Track projects, manage investments, and follow your returns.
.webp)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)