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Power to the people:Local community initiatives and the transition to sustainable energy
The transition towards renewable and sustainable energy is being accompanied by a transformation of communities and neighbourhoods. This transition may have huge ramifications throughout society. Many cities, towns and villages are putting together ambitious visions about how to achieve 100% sustainable energy, energy neutrality, zero carbon emission or zero-impact of their communities. We investigate what is happening at the local community level towards realizing these ambitions from a social perspective. We use the case study approach to answer the following question: How do local community energy initiatives contribute to a decentralized sustainable energy system? We find that especially the development of a shared vision, the level of activities and the type of organisation are important factors of the strength of the ‘local network’.
Power to the people:Local community initiatives and the transition to sustainable energy
The transition towards renewable and sustainable energy is being accompanied by a transformation of communities and neighbourhoods. This transition may have huge ramifications throughout society. Many cities, towns and villages are putting together ambitious visions about how to achieve 100% sustainable energy, energy neutrality, zero carbon emission or zero-impact of their communities. We investigate what is happening at the local community level towards realizing these ambitions from a social perspective. We use the case study approach to answer the following question: How do local community energy initiatives contribute to a decentralized sustainable energy system? We find that especially the development of a shared vision, the level of activities and the type of organisation are important factors of the strength of the ‘local network’.
Power to the people:Local community initiatives and the transition to sustainable energy
van der Schoor, Tineke (author) / Scholtens, Bert (author)
2015-03-15
van der Schoor , T & Scholtens , B 2015 , ' Power to the people : Local community initiatives and the transition to sustainable energy ' , Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews , vol. 43 , pp. 666-675 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.089
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
NETHERLANDS , NICHE DEVELOPMENT , SOCIOTECHNICAL CHANGE , RESEARCH AGENDA , Decentralized energy production , Energy neutrality , Energy initiatives , Prosumers , SYSTEMS , UK , RENEWABLE ENERGY , GRASS-ROOTS INNOVATIONS , Citizen groups , SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE , EMERGING ORGANIZATIONS , Sustainable energy
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