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The conditions for community energy to promote the energy transition
Renewable energy communities (RECs) can drive the uptake of renewables and social acceptance of the low-carbon energy transition in Europe. But...
Publication Date: 19 Nov 2021
Author: Karina Standal & Stine Aakre (CICERO) and Erik Laes (TU/e & VITO)
Local governments are key to powering a community-based energy transition
Climate neutrality by 2050 and - with the Fit for 55 Package - an increased target to produce 40% of energy from renewable sources by 2030:...
Publication Date: 01 Dec 2021
Author: Arthur Hinsch & Lucy Russell (ICLEI Europe)
Energy Communities and the Tensions Between Neoliberalism and Communitarianism
The convergent development of (renewable) distributed electricity sources, storage technologies (e.g., batteries), ‘big data’ devices (e.g.,...
Publication Date: 05 Jan 2022
Author: Erik Laes, TU/e
Renewable energy communities under the Green Deal: Enablers of a socially just transition?
The European Green Deal (EGD) has been presented as “a new growth strategy that aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society,...
Publication Date: 28 Feb 2022
Author: Michael Krug, Maria Rosaria Di Nucci (FUB)
Energy communities bring renewable power to the people
Traditional energy production in advanced economies involves the importation of large amounts of oil and gas from a small number of suppliers....
Publication Date: 06 Jun 2022
Author: Emanuela Barbiroglio