Recently, there has been an ongoing global debate on the issues of energy safety, energy
autonomy, and energy alleviation policies in developed and developing countries. The …

Abstract The EU Renewable Energy Directive 2018/2001 (RED II) has unlocked the
participation of local citizens and authorities in collective renewable energy projects through …

Agrivoltaics comprises solar energy generation and agricultural activities co-located to
create multi-purpose agricultural solar energy systems. In 2021, the global agrivoltaics …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to energy communities (ECs) in the
tourism domain as voluntary initiatives combining noncommercial aims with environmental …

In the context of Europe's efforts towards decarbonization, this paper introduces a novel
framework for Renewable Energy Communities (RECs), validated with multiple case studies …

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the energy policies in the European Union
and Japan in terms of electricity markets and climate action, including energy efficiency …

The global climate and energy law landscape is rapidly changing. New climate impacts and
the development of new energy projects, technological advancements, geopolitical …

This chapter analyses the European and Japanese efforts to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. This chapter examines the early attempts to counter industrial emissions such as …

Combined heat and power (CHP) or simply cogeneration, falls under many different
classifications and divisions (Westner and Madlener, 2011; Sokołowski, 2020a, pp. 8–9) …

This chapter outlines the data-protection issues involved in the handling of data, in particular
data collected and processed within smart meters processes. Consequently, the proper …