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Good Practice of the Year Award Edition 2022

2022 is a year of multiple, overlapping crises, the energy one worsened by the war in Ukraine, the climate one with extreme weather events occurring more and more often, and the linked biodiversity one affecting an increasing number of species. This forces us to face new challenges and develop new coping mechanisms that tackle multiple issues at the same time.

This year’s submissions for the Good Practice of the Year award show practices that address our new reality and its simultaneous challenges: the need for new community benefits and participatory approaches in the context of a much-needed sped up deployment of renewables, and accelerated electrification paired with improved system security. We are delighted to share our expert jury’s favourite practices with you in this brochure and to reveal why they chose the following practices as this year’s winners.

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Mara Zainea

Mara joined the Renewables Grid Initiative in 2021. Her main responsibilities at RGI encompass communications and media work as well as event management. She previously worked as a training coordinator at the Center for International Peace Operations in Berlin and at the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) within the European University Institute. At the FSR she was also responsible for donor relations and policy events. Mara studied in Sibiu (Romania), Salzburg (Austria) and Berlin (Germany) and holds degrees in German and English Philology (BA) and Arts and Media Administration (MA).

Stephanie Bätjer

Stephanie Bätjer is leading the Renewables Grid Initiative’s communication and event activities as Programme Manager – Communication. She is also heavily involved in RGI’s policy work and all activities that look at social engagement around grids. She previously worked in the communications team of the European Climate Foundation. Stephanie has studied at the Universities of Marburg and Hamburg, Germany, and the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. She holds degrees in political science and journalism.