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European Sustainable Energy NGO Seminar
in Denmark
August 17-19/20, 2026

INFORSE European Seminar 2026 picture

European Sustainable Energy Seminar (17-19/8) together with General Meeting (20/8).
Venue: Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Ydby, Thy, Denmark

This seminar got together 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
Highlight a new training program Energy Literacy for Youth (ELY), trying out selected training modules.
• Guided Tour to see the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy
• Study Tour to new, sustainable energy developments in Western Denmark.

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 presents and tests the training methods of the Energy Literacy for Youth (ELY) Project (**) financially supported by EU Erasmus+ Program.

After the Seminar, INFORSE-Europe has its General Meeting on 20 August 2026, and there is additional study tour possibility (not part of seminar).

See more: Facebook event

PROCEEDINGS (part of the program was online)
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 GBO pdf 1.1 MB and Veerle Dossche, CAN-Europe, Renewable Energy Program Presentation 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 YM-GBO pdf 1.5 MB and Toke Haunstrup Christensen, Aalborg University, Denmark Presentation THC pdf 5.6 MB

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 JS pdf 2,4 MB

Exhibition on ELY - Energy Literacy for Youth
- Experiments with solar, wind, history sheets, and cooking with the sun (solar cooker, haybox)
- by Judit Szoleczky, INFORSE-Europe. (pdf with pictures)

Guided Tour at the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy
- by Jane Kruse, director of Nordic Folkecenter

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:
Gunar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe, Presentation GBO pdf 0.7 MB
Sofie von Canegem, FoE Norway, Presentation SVC pdf 0.5 MB
Marit Widman, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SNCC), Presentation MW pdf 0.7 MB
Janis Matulis, Latvian Green Movement (LaGM), Presentation JM pdf 2.8 MB
Juta Kruusmae, Eesti Roheline Liikumine, Presentation JK pdf 0.6 MB

Irina Sukhi, Ecohome, Presentation 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.

ELY Climate Board Game

Participants presented an issue or activity they are engaged in, which was discussed

Tue. 18/8

Study Tour including:
-- Small heating plant with large heat pump
-- Thybor
øn the world’s largest co-operatively owned windmill
-- Harbo
øre. Wastewater sludge biochar production and Lemvig water treatment plant
-- Ramme energy park with hydrogen and ammonia

Description of the sites visite during the Study Tour pdf 0.9 MB

Energy Communities and their Roles in a Just Transition. Good Examples, Barriers, Next Steps on EU-level.
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Presentations by Henning Bo Madsen, Presentation HBM pdf 1 MB, Gunnar Boye Olesen, Presentation 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 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, Presentation 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 HBM-GBO pdf 0.5 MB

Future Activities: Brain storm and ELY '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: Experiments, Lego, Board Game, Silent Discussion

Thu. 20/8, 10.00 - 13.00 INFORSE-Europe General Meeting (also online)

FROM 14.00: Optional Program (not part of the Seminar)
Departure for offshore windmill test center Osterild by Thisted.


(*) Sufficiency as Climate Action Project financially supported by Nordic Council of Ministers.
(**) Energy Literacy for Youth (ELY) Project financially supported by EU Erasmus Plus Program.

The views and opinions exressed are those of the partners, and do not necessarily reflect those of the financial supporters.

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