Inspired by the energy democracy movement, this conceptual review critically explores
relationships between concentrated or distributed renewable energy and political power …

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 …

Objectives The aim of this report is to provide an overview of the activities, organisation and
implications of energy communities as participants across the energy system. It also aims to …

The establishment of pilot zones for green finance reform and innovation (PZGFRI) is an
important green financial policy in China and a crucial means to achieve the objective of …

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 …

This paper considers the potential significance of 'clean energy communities'(CECs) in the
transformation of the present socio-technical regimes underlying our centralized energy …

Energy systems across the globe are going through a radical transformation as a result of
technological and institutional changes, depletion of fossil fuel resources, and climate …

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 …