Sustainable Energy Seminar in Denmark 2026


European Sustainable Energy Seminar got together 30 people from civil society organisations and other actors to discuss: • How we speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and move to sustainable energy. • Highlights of the European Transition, Barriers, and Key Elements of the Transition including: _ > Policies for Sufficiency as Climate Policies, > Local Energy Communities, _ > Nuclear Power problems and its derailing of the transition, > Hydrogen Futures, > Biomass and its pollution • Highlights on a new training program Energy Literacy for Youth (ELY), introduction and trying out selected training methods. • Guided Tour to see the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy • Study Tour to new, sustainable energy developments in North Western Denmark. Part of the program was online. The Seminar was organised by INFORSE-Europe and partners of the project: Sufficiency as Climate Action () financially supported by Nordic Council of Ministers. The Seminar also presented and tested the training methods of the Energy Literacy for Youth (ELY) Project () funded by EU Erasmus+ Program. Additionally, the seminar was supported by the Environment and Energy Fund, Denmark (). See more at** Facebook event INFORSE-Europe Facebook posts, and Linkedin

PROCEEDINGS - PROGRAM (pdf)
Mon. 17/8
	• European Climate and Energy Transition, Energy Futures, the Role of Hydrogen and Other New Developments. - Presentations by Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe, Presentation by GBO (pdf 1.1 MB) and Veerle Dossche, CAN-Europe, Renewable Energy Program, Presentation by VD (pdf 1.2 MB)
	• Energy Sufficiency, its Role in the Energy Transition and Road to Climate Neutrality, International Experiences. - Presentations by Yves Marignac negaWatt, France,Presentation by YM-GBO (pdf 1.5 MB) and Toke Haunstrup Christensen, Aalborg University, Denmark,Presentation THC (pdf 5.6 MB) • Policies for Sufficiency as Climate Policies - Presentations of sufficiency policies and proposals from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, and Belarus by the partners of the Sufficiency as Climate Action Project: - Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe, Presentation by GBO (pdf 0.7 MB) - Sofie von Canegem, NNV, Norway, Presentation by SVC (pdf 0.5 MB) - Marit Widman, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SNCC), Presentation by MW (pdf 0.7 MB) - Janis Matulis, Latvian Green Movement (LaGM), Presentation by JM (pdf 2.8 MB) - Juta Kruusmae, Eesti Roheline Liikumine, FoE Estonia, Presentation by JK (pdf 0.6 MB) - Irina Sukhi, Ecohome, Presentation by IS (pdf 0.4 MB) Summary conclusions on how to integrate sufficiency policies in climate policies and the effects. Dialogue in groups on how to have sufficiency policies on the climate agenda and the results we can expect.-Conclusions in plenary based in group work. Read more: Briefing on Nordic Baltic Sufficiency Measures and How to communicate it (pdf, 1.1 MB) by the partners of the Sufficiency as Climate Action Project
	• Energy Literacy for Youth (ELY) Project and Training Methods. Introduction The ELY project is a cooperation project by project partners INFORSE-Europe, Open Foundation, MgLab, and YEE with local activities in Denmark, Germany, Czechia, Poland. The ELY Project is supported by Erasmus+. Presentation by Judit Szoleczky, INFORSE-Europe, Presentation by JS (pdf 2,4 MB) • Exhibition and trying out methods of on ELY - Energy Literacy for Youth - Experiments with solar, wind, history sheets, and cooking with the sun (solar cooker, hay box), Board Game, Silent Discussion. Guided by Judit Szoleczky, INFORSE-Europe. (pictures pdf)
	• Guided Tour at the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy - by Jane Kruse, director of Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy Download: Description of the Folkecenter and the sites of the Study Tour (pdf 0.9 MB)
	• Participants presented an issue or activity they were engaged in, which was discussed
Tues. 18/8
	• Sustainable Energy Study Tour including (18/8): -- Small heating plant with large heat pump -- Thyborøn the worlds largest co-operatively owned windmill -- Harboøre. Wastewater sludge biochar production and Lemvig water treatment plant -- Ramme Energy Park with windmill, solar cell park, hydrogen, and ammonia -- Optional (20/8): Test station for big windmills Download: Description of the sites visited during Study Tour (pdf 0.9 MB) incl. the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy.
	• Energy Communities and their Roles in a Just Transition. Good Examples, Barriers, Next Steps on EU-level. - Presentations by Henning Bo Madsen, Presentation by HBM (pdf 1 MB), Gunnar Boye Olesen, Presentation by GBO (pdf 1.8 MB) from VE & INFORSE-Europe. -• ELY: Build Your Own Energy Community (LEGO) Background: 8 reasons and 6 steps to build an Energy Community (pdf), Presentation by GBO (pdf 0.9 MB)
Wed. 19/8
	• Energy Transition and Nuclear Power Plans and Problems - Presentations by Nadja Zeleznik, Nuclear Transparency Watch, Patricia Lorenz, Foe Europe and Gunnar Boye Olesen, Presentations by NZ, PL, GBO (pdf 0.4 MB) - Group work, Conclusion from group work in plenary. • Biomass Use and its Air Pollution - Presentation by Henning Bo Madsen and Gunnar Boye Olesen on EU ecodesign regulations and its limits. Presentation by HBM, GBO (pdf 0.5 MB) • Future Activities: Brain Storm and Mapping. - Dashboard of future activities, selection of future work and priorities. - Group work on proposed future activities and priorities. - Plenary on priorities for coming activities, who will engage, and agreements
	• ELY training modules of choice: Energy Experiments, Lego Building Eco-Community, Climate Board Game, Silent Discussion Facilitated by Judit Szoleczky, INFORSE-Europe. (pdf with pictures)