Report on best practices for successful community-based investments

For the achievement of the European Green Deal about € 260 billion of additional investments per year are required. Hence, the mobilization of investments from private and public sources in the field of renewable energy generation and energy efficiency are essential to reach the targets of the energy transition. This report investigates grassroots fundraising for projects related to energy and sports through a review of the academic literature, previously collected research data, and case studies. Numerous examples of crowdfunding campaigns in these topics are analysed to sythesize factors that drive success and best practices.