COPs and 'robbers?'Better understanding community energy and toward a Communities of Place then Interest approach

C Walker, G Poelzer, R Leonhardt, B Noble… - Energy Research & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Following its growing popularity in practice, social scientists have turned their attention to a
greater understanding of community energy (CE). Beginning with Walker and Devine …

Frontlining energy justice: Visioning principles for energy transitions from community-based organizations in the United States

S Elmallah, TG Reames, CA Spurlock - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
We review over 60 “visioning documents” authored by non-profits and frontline community
members in the United States. These visions of energy justice–authored by the actors and …

[HTML][HTML] Conceptualising energy geographies in East Africa: A research agenda for exploring spatial dimensions of renewable energy transitions

S Hategekimana, H Ahlborg, I Ndahiriwe - Environmental Innovation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study contributes to the understanding of the spatiality of energy transitions in the East
African Community (EAC) and to cross-regional conceptual learning. It is situated at the …

[HTML][HTML] Social innovation and global citizenship: Guiding principles for sustainable, just and democratic energy transition in cities

M Segales, RJ Hewitt, B Slee - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we examine the relationship of global citizenship to social innovation and
propose a set of guiding principles to facilitate sustainable, just and democratic energy …

[HTML][HTML] Energy democracy, public participation, and support for local energy system change in Canada

J Fiander, C Walker, IH Rowlands… - Energy Research & …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the face of climate change and associated energy system change, there is a growing
literature and more general recognition of the 'four Ds'(decarbonization, decentralization …

The state of municipal energy transitions: Multi-scalar constraints and enablers of Europe's post-carbon energy ambitions

H Traill, A Cumbers - European Urban and Regional Studies, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
There is increasing enthusiasm at urban and municipal scales for leading sustainability
transitions, amid higher level endorsement and even expectation of such leadership. Yet this …

Network governance and renewable energy transition in sub-Saharan Africa: Contextual evidence from Ghana

K Francis, S Dongying, A Dennis, NNK Edmund… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
With a focus on renewable energy to achieve low-carbon transition objectives, there is a
greater demand for effective collaborative strategies for planning, strategic decision …

Legacy and shockwaves: A spatial analysis of strengthening resilience of the power grid in Connecticut

A Gallaher, M Graziano, M Fiaschetti - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Grid resilience and reliability are pivotal in the transition to low and zero carbon energy
systems. Tree-trimming operations (TTOs) have become a pivotal tool for increasing the …

The spatial dimension of energy transition policies, practices and technologies

A Caragliu, M Graziano - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, the concept of 'energy transition'has become central in both public
and scientific discourses as a way of focusing the analyses on policies, technologies, and …

[HTML][HTML] Indigenous legal forms and governance structures in renewable energy: Assessing the role and perspectives of First Nations economic development …

K Savic, CE Hoicka - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In the literature on community energy, there has been little exploration of how legal forms
affect the governance structures employed and resulting impacts to communities. In a settler …