Within energy planning, technical methods and quantitative data are often key components
in assessing energy demand and developing feasible scenarios to meet communities' …

With the aim of promoting the use of renewable energy sources, the new European directive
has defined the concept of Energy Communities. This new entity has the potential to …

Academic research and policy have focused on sustainable energy transitions for
addressing the societal challenge of climate change for a long time, but the concept of …

The Climate Pact and the European Green Deal constitute the main components of the
European Union (EU)'s climate change policy. Energy transition, that is, transformation to a …

In this paper, we analyse community energy (CE) projects in urban settings. Building on
insights from the literature on the geography of sustainability transitions, we examine how …

We explore what factors play a critical role in a shift of a local energy system towards 100%
renewable energy community by examining the case using a framework that highlights the …

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 …

Community renewable energy projects have recently been promoted and supported in the
UK by government policy. A community approach, it is argued in the rhetoric of both …

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 …

Energy communities have received considerable attention in the Global North, especially in
Europe, due to their potential for achieving sustainable energy transitions. In Sub-Saharan …