Strengthening municipalities for the energy transition

On 18 November 2022, a kick-off meeting of the QLEE project was held at the LEAG Conference Centre in Lübbenau
QLEE project with representatives from the towns and municipalities in Lusatia.
Representatives from more than 30 municipalities came together to discuss how their
administrations and companies in the expansion of renewable energies.
can be strengthened.
The energy transition is happening in the municipalities!
The current energy crisis and the long-term transformation of the energy industry
challenge the municipalities as well. In the administrations and municipal companies
companies, people are needed who know what technical, legal and financial
and financial framework conditions in order to benefit from the change.
Jan Hinrich Glahr for the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) comments:
"The energy transition is taking place locally in the municipalities! The interest
of local authorities in information events with practical examples
and the opportunity to gain insights into the active implementation of the energy transition
has increased significantly. For this reason, we from the
QLEE project want to direct our training programmes not only at companies
but also to the towns and municipalities of Lusatia."
Offer for Lusatian municipalities comes at the right time!
Together with the municipalities, the project aims to develop and implement specific training programmes.
develop and implement specific training programmes. In addition, the challenges of the energy transition
will also be discussed with the wider civil society in Lusatia. To this end
The QLEE project is supported by EnerXplain gGmbH and the Agency for Renewable Energies (AEE).
Agency for Renewable Energies (AEE). The AEE has already analysed the requirements and
needs of the Lusatian municipalities and presented this on Friday. In addition
Andreas Fredrich, Mayor of Senftenberg:
"Small municipalities in particular have a high demand for information
and expertise in the field of the energy transition, which is why the
QLEE's customised offers come at the right time!"
In conclusion, the QLEE initiators explained that municipalities can now
have the opportunity to contact the QLEE project at any time with their qualification
QLEE project at any time to jointly develop and implement suitable training programmes.
and implement suitable training programmes. All those involved agreed that Lusatia can only be
can only be qualified for the future together.