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Community energy initiatives are becoming more and more widespread. For them to be successful and flourish, engagement from people in the community is a prerequisite. ICT can provide the means to support engagement, by helping people to assess the impact
Caroline Van der Weerdt +2 more
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Community Energy in the United Kingdom:beyond or between the Market and the State?
The British energy policy regime is commonly depicted as large-scale, centrally-planned and private-sector led sector with limited citizen involvement into energy planning and development.
Pierre Wokuri
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This paper argues that, although Japan’s and Germany’s energy transition paths differ in detail, a trend towards decentralisation is clearly evident in both countries.
Oliver Wagner +2 more
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The need for improved energy security in Nigeria cannot be over-emphasized. Currently, energy security is rather poor, while access to energy is fundamental to socio-economic development and poverty alleviation.
Olaoluwa Sunday Ogunleye +2 more
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The call for social science to engage with energy infrastructures and users to enable low‐carbon transitions that benefit the poor in the Global South is welcome, but its urgency risks epistemic distortion. The theme of “community” in the social studies of energy needs critical reflection, disambiguation, and interrogation with empirical case studies ...
Campbell, B., Cloke, J., Brown, E.
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Assembling community energy democracies [PDF]
Calls for greater ‘energy democracy’ foresee a greater role for voluntary sector activity – including through community groups’ ownership of energy projects – to help produce more open, participatory and just energy systems. This article offers a novel conceptualisation of democracy through viewing community energy projects as assemblages of ...
Van Veelen, Bregje, Eadson, William
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Establishing a Municipal Climate Network in Atlantic Canada
Communities in Canada have influence over nearly 50% of Canadian greenhouse gas emissions and stand on the frontlines of climate change impacts. In order to meet energy objectives, continued coordinated action at the municipal level is essential. However,
M. Samantha Peverill
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To facilitate energy transition, regulators have devised ‘regulatory sandboxes’ to create a participatory experimentation environment for exploring revision of energy law in several countries.
Esther C. van der Waal +2 more
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Building Energy Commons: Three Mini-PV Installation Cases in Apartment Complexes in Seoul
Solar photovoltaics (PV) deployment is not easy in dense urban areas because there is little space for the installation. Furthermore, tenants have few incentives to install PV panels because they frequently relocate, and most PV facilities are ...
Seihun Yang, Weiming Chen, Hana Kim
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This study explores the virtual net-metering (VNM) option for enabling inclusive investment opportunities in renewable energy for self-consumption in Bangladesh.
A. S. M. Mominul Hasan
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