Abstract In the European Union, energy democracy (ED) is considered a socially desirable
policy goal. One way to achieve ED is through empowering local communities to become …

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power depends, however, on how renewable energy is deployed, and who is included and …

Countries are moving towards renewable energy systems, which creates new requirements
and pressures for the established energy policy frameworks. One emerging issue is citizen …

Energy democracy is an emergent social movement advancing renewable energy
transitions by resisting the fossil-fuel-dominant energy agenda while reclaiming and …

Energy communities (ECs) have emerged as new, collective market actors within European
energy systems. Their innovative business models are thought to result in a multiple types of …

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

The transition from a fossil fuel-based energy system to a renewable one has emerged as a
priority for many governments. This, in turn, has facilitated a rapid increase in renewable …

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 …

Local generation of renewable energy in energy communities has long been around, but
has recently experienced an upswing. This upswing is partly due to the EU Clean Energy …

Abstract According to the European Green Deal, achieving energy transition, which aims to
establish a shift towards a more sustainable and low-carbon energy system, requires the …