The entire energy sector is currently undergoing a profound transformation, with new forms of energy market organisation being sought, massive development of renewable energy sources, the development of energy communities, and the search for new energy storage technologies. Along with the search for effective ways to achieve the long-term decarbonisation goal by 2050, the issues of diversification of energy sources and ensuring energy security are now increasingly coming to the fore. The transformation of the energy sector is also bringing new solutions such as the development of agrivoltaic applications, citizen participation in the development of the energy sector in the form of energy communities. During the workshop experts from diverse backgrounds and entities will discuss what opportunities and challenges bring the energy policy changes and energy transformation for Central European countries and what are the pathways to overcome these challenges (in the specific context of the Czech Republic and Austria).