News

Read on for the latest news from the Fast & Fair Initiative, including best practices, upcoming events, and key milestones accelerating the transition to renewables in Europe.

1 - 8 out of 8 results

Orange and white lettering with a photo of windmills

Design your renewables projects with the Fast and Fair principles: start learning today

2 Jun 2026

To help move the Fast and Fair principles into practice, we are offering a short, hands-on training course tailored for organisations that support or pro...

Rows of seats in front of a projected screen

Workshop in Nordhausen Brings Together Local Stakeholders around the Fast & Fair Principles

8 May 2026

On May 6, 2026, a workshop titled “Faster and Fairer Pathways to Renewable Energy” took place at the Bürgerhaus in Nordhausen, Germany. Representatives f...

Event graphic with blue and green colours

Join us at the 2026 European Sustainable Energy Week - June 11, 16 - 17:30 CEST

7 May 2026

As part of the 2026 European Sustainable Energy Week, ICLEI Europe is co-organising a session with CAN Europe titled "Build fast with trust: how fair pri...

A row of people, two holding a framed award certificate

Andilly-les-Marais community wind farm named winner of 2026 Fast and Fair Award

21 Apr 2026

The Andilly‑Les‑Marais community wind farm in France has been named the winner of the Fast and Fair Renewables Award. Wind projects from Italy, Germany a...

People stand in a row in front of a building

A Faster and Fairer Path to Renewable Energy

1 Apr 2026

How can the energy transition move both fast and fairly in Germany and what does that look like on the ground? On 17 March 2026, German associations, sta...

Test in orange that says #FastandFairAward and Apply Now! against the background of windmills

Fast and Fair Award: Celebrating renewables for local benefit and innovation

15 Dec 2025

The Fast and Fair Renewables Award is now accepting applications! This Award aims to recognise and celebrate renewable energy projects that prove that th...

More renewables boost Europe's competitiveness

21 Nov 2025

One year on from the publication of the Draghi report delineating a vision for Europe’s competitiveness, the transformation of the bloc’s energy systems ...

A light blue square with a bulb enveloped in leaves in the center

Faster Renewables for a Fairer Energy Transition

11 Nov 2025

The Fast and Fair Initiative was featured on the Energ'Ethic podcast!