[HTML][HTML] A transition perspective on Energy Communities: A systematic literature review and research agenda

ML Lode, G Te Boveldt, T Coosemans… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The advantages of Energy Communities (ECs) range from giving energy end-
consumers an active role in the energy market to the increase of renewable energy sources …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing local energy transitions: A global review of government instruments supporting community energy

R Leonhardt, B Noble, G Poelzer, P Fitzpatrick… - Energy Research & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The adoption and encouragement of community energy, that is, the incentive to develop
renewable energy projects with community participation and ownership, is a key ingredient …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of social innovation and community energy transitions

A Dall-Orsoletta, J Cunha, M Araujo… - Energy Research & Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
For the energy transition, Social Innovation (SI) has been defined as innovations that
contribute to the low-carbon energy transition, civic empowerment, and social goals through …

Renewable Energy Communities in Positive Energy Districts: A Governance and Realisation Framework in Compliance with the Italian Regulation

R Trevisan, E Ghiani, F Pilo - Smart Cities, 2023 - mdpi.com
Renewable energy communities, first outlined in the European Directives and recently
transposed into the Italian regulatory framework, are introduced as innovative entities …

Mainstreaming community energy: is the renewable energy directive a driver for renewable energy communities in Germany and Italy?

M Krug, MR Di Nucci, M Caldera, E De Luca - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
By 30 June 2021, EU Member States were expected to transpose the recast Renewable
Energy Directive (RED II) which includes provisions for renewable energy communities …

The struggle of energy communities to enhance energy justice: insights from 113 German cases

F Hanke, R Guyet - Energy, Sustainability and Society, 2023 - Springer
Background Energy communities provide access to energy services, such as affordable
clean energy and energy-efficiency measures. Some of these services are of particular …

Ready for new business models? Human and social capital in the management of renewable energy cooperatives in Germany

C Herbes, B Rilling, L Holstenkamp - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Policy makers in various countries have made the development of community energy,
especially in the form of a renewable energy cooperative (REC), a goal of energy policy …

[HTML][HTML] Let it grow: How community solar policy can increase PV adoption in cities

A Nuñez-Jimenez, P Mehta, D Griego - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Decarbonizing urban energy consumption is critical for addressing climate change, yet
renewable power installations in cities are rare due to limited space and economic …

[HTML][HTML] Community energy solutions for addressing energy poverty: A local case study in Spain

A Parreño-Rodriguez, AP Ramallo-González… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Advancements in renewable energy technologies, a growing awareness of the need for
sustainable energy solutions, and the emergence of new business models in the energy …

Community cooperative: A new legal form for enhancing social capital for the development of renewable energy communities in Italy

A Grignani, M Gozzellino, A Sciullo, D Padovan - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the suitability of the community cooperatives (CC) model for the
implementation of renewable energy communities (REC), as prescribed by art. 22 of EU …