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
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)
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)
Comunidades de energia renovável e o enquadramento regulatório em Portugal
As Comunidades de Energia Renovável (CER) são consideradas como tendo um papel importante na transição energética, contribuindo para a...
Publication Date: 01 Sep 2021
Author: Isabel Azevedo (INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia e Gestão Industrial)
Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen: Zukunft der Bürgerwindkraft
Warum ist ein Regulierungsrahmen für Erneuerbare-Energie- Gemeinschaften notwendig?
Lokale Akzeptanz ist eine wesentliche politische...
Publication Date: 01 Jun 2021
Author: Di Nucci, Maria Rosaria; Krug, Michael; Gatta, Vincenzo and Michalke, Helena