As one of the most ambitious national energy transition initiatives worldwide, the German
Energiewende is attracting a huge amount of attention globally in both policy and research …

Social innovation is gaining attention as a pivotal dimension of socio-technical transitions
with renewable energy prosumerism as a prominent example. However, this example also …

Following the renaissance of energy generation from renewable sources around the globe,
it was suggested that the shift from fossil to renewable energy could potentially counter the …

This paper brings together socio-technical transitions theory with strategic foresight and
human centred design. The aim is to bring in new methods for analysing the business model …

This paper aims to fill a research gap in the area of consumer-citizen attitudes to business
models for decentralized energy storage, at the level of households and buildings. The study …

Community renewable energy promises to play an important role in reducing the generation
and consumption of high carbon sources of power, as well as in demonstrating the viability …

Prosuming–where private households use photovoltaics to produce electricity at home–has
proliferated across Western countries, but growth rates have varied significantly. Focusing …

A range of actors involved in energy transitions are increasingly interested in 'community
renewable energy'(CRE) for a multitude of reasons. Energy Policy has published articles …

The transition to a low-carbon future based on renewable energy sources is leading to a
new role for citizens, from passive energy consumers to active energy citizens-the so-called …

Renewable Energy normally refers to usable energy sources that are an alternative to fuel
sources, but without the negatively evaluated consequences of the replaced fuels. Although …