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

For the energy transition, Social Innovation (SI) has been defined as innovations that
contribute to the low-carbon energy transition, civic empowerment, and social goals through …

Recently the field of social acceptance research on energy was mapped by Gaede and
Rowlands [1]. Some of their observations are worrying and need reflection. Two essential …

The decreasing cost of energy storage and increasing demand for local flexibility are
opening up new possibilities for energy storage deployment at the local level. Community …

The pursuit of improved quality of life standards has significantly influenced the
contemporary mining model in the 21st century. This era is witnessing an unprecedented …

Smart technology alongside local energy systems are regularly considered critical for a low-
carbon transition. More recently, a growing body of literature has started to examine the (in) …

The future social-technical system (STS) of power supply based on renewables depends
heavily upon the rapid emergence of Distributed Energy Systems (DES). The prime object of …

Social innovation is an important dimension of current transformations in energy systems. It
can refer to alternative business models, novel policy instruments, financing schemes …

The transition to low carbon energy systems cannot solely rely on technological innovation.
It also requires social innovation. In the context of energy transition social innovation can be …

A community microgrid comes with the introduction of non-conventional distributed
renewable energy infrastructure, affecting the behaviour of community members and their …