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New Gener Energy AFTER THE APPROVAL OF THE NEW EU STRATEGIES AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED RESOURCES (E.G. GREEN DEAL AND JUST FUND), IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT THE CZECH REPUBLIC NEEDS TO CREATE A BRAND NEW, LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY. ENERGY IS ONE OF THE KEY AREAS AND IF WE CAN MANAGE IT EFFICIENTLY, WE CAN ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE NEW FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT. OTHERWISE THE SYSTEM WILL BE UNSUSTAINABLE.
This article represents a proposal of the energy concept with a long-term program that considers Europe´s new direction and its financing, technological progress in energy sector, deployment of digital tools and work organization and cooperation, including projects preparation. It can become an applicable content of the forthcoming Community Energy Program financed from the Modernization fund.
: Vision Our energy sector lacks a long-term stable vision of development of the whole sector, considering not only „big“, i.e., backbone energy (stable sources and security), but also „small“ energy at the level of municipalities and their groups - the so-called Local Distribution Area (LDA). Moreover, there is no existing connection with other fields in
the territory (transport, water management, waste, facility management etc.) and with community organization and citizen involvement programs. Representatives from Czech technical university (CVUT) and NGO CZECH.UP compiled the following vision of smart energy, new generation energy, that we present to the broad expert debate.
: Green Deal and the Modernization fund At first, it is necessary to specify some facts resulting from the agreement signed by the Czech Republic over the National plan of Recovery (Recovery and resilience facility) and Green Deal (the Modernization Fund and Just Transition Fund), which puts pressure on the behaviour of all Member States. Simply said, the EU has set aside huge financial opportunities for green projects of the
