Building on my PowerYouth experience, I connect young people, universities and local communities through education, mentoring and partnerships that support youth engagement in the energy transition.
Over the past year, I've become increasingly interested in how young people can get involved in the energy sector. I think there are many students who would like to do something meaningful in this field, but sometimes it's difficult to know where to start, who to reach out to or how to turn an idea into something real. This is something I've been trying to address through my own activities.
In autumn 2025, I participated in the PowerYouth Capacity Building Webinars and became a PowerYouth Young Energy Ambassador. It was a valuable opportunity to learn more about energy communities, citizen participation and the role young people can play in the energy transition. I also started thinking more about how I could share what I was learning with others.
One of the experiences I particularly enjoyed was taking part in PowerYouth workshops for school students in Niepołomice. I had the chance to share some of my knowledge and experiences with younger participants and encourage them to think about their own role in creating a more sustainable future. I really enjoyed being able to talk about these topics with people who are still discovering their interests and thinking about what they might want to do in the future.
Around the same time, I was also developing YES-Europe Poland, which I established in 2025 as part of the wider European network of young energy professionals and students. I wanted to create a place where people interested in energy could get to know each other, exchange experiences and find opportunities to work together. One of the activities we organised was a meeting at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin (ZUT), which brought together around 100 participants. Seeing so many people interested in the sector and willing to get involved was genuinely encouraging.
Another important part of my activities has been mentoring in the AGH Energy Transition Ambassador Programme. I have the opportunity to share my experiences with other students, discuss renewable energy and energy communities, and support them as they explore their own interests and ideas. I enjoy these conversations because I often get to hear perspectives that are different from my own, and I think there is a lot we can learn from each other.
I'm also currently working on a project exploring how good practices related to energy communities could be shared between Poland and Germany. I'm particularly interested in understanding what makes certain solutions successful and how they could be adapted to different legal, organisational and local conditions. The project is still being developed, but I hope it will eventually help connect people and organisations working on similar challenges on both sides of the border.
Looking at all these activities, I can see how much I've learned from the people I've met along the way. Each programme, event and conversation has given me something different, whether it was a new perspective, a useful contact or simply an idea worth exploring further.
PowerYouth has been an important part of this experience. It gave me the opportunity to learn more about energy communities and youth participation, and the workshops in Niepołomice were a chance to put some of that knowledge into practice. I appreciate having been part of a project that encouraged young people to get involved and share their perspectives.
I still have plenty to learn myself, and there are many ideas I'd like to explore in the coming years. For now, I want to keep bringing people together, sharing what I've learned and helping other young people find their own way into the energy sector. I'd be happy if some of the connections and conversations we're creating today eventually develop into projects that make a difference in local communities.
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