CLEF
CLEF SCES
Leuze-en-Hainaut, Belgium
About
Founded in 2008, CLEF is a cooperative headquartered in Leuze-en-Hainaut, Belgium with approximately 1-10 employees specializing in Wind, Solar, Hydro.
CLEF Coopérative pour les Energies du Futur is a citizen renewable energy cooperative founded in 2008 in the Leuze region of Hainaut, Belgium. Its members, including residents, local authorities and businesses, jointly finance, own and manage renewable energy production assets such as wind turbines, hydroelectric plants, a biomethanisation unit and solar installations. Its electricity is sold through the cooperative COCITER, and members receive an annual dividend set by the general assembly. The cooperative also runs information and awareness activities in the communes where its projects are located. It holds approval as a social enterprise (2024) and as a cooperative under the Conseil National de la Coopération.
Headquarters
Founded
Employees
Company type
Focus areas
Products & services
Business models
Value chain
Service areas (1)
Citizen renewable electricity production
Production of renewable electricity by citizen cooperatives, sold via COCITER, with a focus on Hainaut and Wallonia.
Locations
Headquarters
GrandRue 4, 7900, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Belgium
Service regions
Projects
5Silly citizen wind turbine
Third citizen-owned wind turbine of the cooperative.
Leuze-en-Hainaut citizen wind turbine
First citizen-owned wind turbine of the cooperative.
Biogaz Saint Roch
Biomethanisation (biogas) unit operated by the cooperative.
Ferme du Harby
Participation of 72.5% in two wind turbines at Anseroeul.
Hydroelectric plants on the Sambre and Ourthe
Hydroelectric power plants on the Sambre and Ourthe rivers.
Credentials & affiliations
Certifications
Agrément Conseil National de la Coopération n° 5184
Agrément entreprise sociale
Partnerships
COCITER, Coophub EU
