Background Every energy transition has had its winners and its losers, both economically
and in terms of social justice and community cohesion. The current transition is no different …

Worldwide, the use of fossil fuels covers almost 80% of the entire energy needs. In the
European Union (EU), 2020 represents a watershed: for the first time, renewables were the …

Renewable energy communities are grassroots initiatives that invest in 'clean energy'in
order to meet consumption needs and environmental goals and thereby–often unwittingly …

According to the early transposition of the EU directives by the Italian government, this paper
presents some of the outcomes of the qualitative-led applied research titled Community …

Smart energy community, energy community or many other variants of this name has been
researched since the 70s but has gained more prominence in the last decade. In order to …

Energy transitions are high on political agendas. From a practical viewpoint, community
approaches are deemed essential in order to transition from a predominantly centralized …

The need to accelerate the decarbonisation of the energy system has led to renewed
interest in energy communities. Such communities are now identified by institutions as new …

Energy communities will play a central role in the sustainable energy transition by helping
inform and engage end users to become more responsible consumers of energy. However …

The energy transformation provides an opportunity to take action on climate change and
facilitate broader social transformation by enabling energy users to participate more …

Civic energy communities (CECs) have emerged throughout Europe in recent years,
developing a range of activities to promote, generate, and manage renewable energy within …