Community-based energy systems are gaining traction among policymakers and
practitioners as promising models for implementing a low-carbon energy transition. As a …

In this study, the European-level regulations governing energy communities are reviewed.
This is important as recognizing definitions, rights, and obligations in the regulatory world …

A growing energy justice literature underlines that complex energy injustices in energy
transition disproportionally affect vulnerable and energy-poor households. Literature and …

The present article's aim is to sum up the knowledge generated in the field of Community
Energy (CE) as of today. The geographical focus lies on Germany, the UK and the USA …

" Chapter 1 Introduction: the Global Political Economy of Energy Transitions The question of
whether and how we can collectively steer our economy and society onto a lower carbon …

Low-carbon transitions are long-term multi-faceted processes. Although integrated
assessment models have many strengths for analysing such transitions, their mathematical …

Citizen participation can be an important means for energy transitions at the local level.
However, little is known about citizens' willingness to engage in community-based …

Citizen-driven Renewable Energy (RE) projects of various kinds, known collectively as
community energy (CE), have an important part to play in the worldwide transition to cleaner …

The transition towards renewable and sustainable energy is being accompanied by a
transformation of communities and neighbourhoods. This transition may have huge …

A growing literature suggests that community owned renewable energy (CRE) projects have
the potential to deliver a range of environmental and local socio-economic benefits. There is …