Community-based energy systems are gaining traction among policymakers and
practitioners as promising models for implementing a low-carbon energy transition. As a …

Although a certain degree of consensus seems to pervade the ideas of “distributed energy
systems” and “energy communities”, in truth, diverse views are involved. This article aims to …

A range of actors involved in energy transitions are increasingly interested in 'community
renewable energy'(CRE) for a multitude of reasons. Energy Policy has published articles …

Objectives The aim of this report is to provide an overview of the activities, organisation and
implications of energy communities as participants across the energy system. It also aims to …

Abstract The advantages of Energy Communities (ECs) range from giving energy end-
consumers an active role in the energy market to the increase of renewable energy sources …

Given the gaps between EU ambitions regarding energy community development and the
current reality of clean energy communities in Europe, we explore a research framework …

Solving energy issues requires integrated solutions at all societal and institutional levels.
Community renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives offer a complementary model …

In calls for transition to a society in which energy production is based on renewable sources,
a fundamental role is increasingly assigned to so-called'energy communities'. The …

Energy systems across the globe are going through a radical transformation as a result of
technological and institutional changes, depletion of fossil fuel resources, and climate …

Increasingly, scholarly debates and policy developments on citizen participation in energy
transitions have included calls for 'energy democracy'and active forms of 'energy citizenship' …