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

The present article's aim is to sum up the knowledge generated in the field of Community
Energy (CE) as of today. The geographical focus lies on Germany, the UK and the USA …

Energy Communities are playing an ever greater role in the European renewable energy
transition. As an instrument for citizen-led transformation, they are associated not only with …

Transitions towards low-carbon energy systems will be comprehensive and demanding,
requiring substantial public support. One important contribution from STS is to highlight the …

On the basis of Karl Popper's Three Worlds Theory, a theoretical approach to landscape can
be derived, which includes the physical foundations of landscape (Landscape 1), the …

A growing literature suggests that community owned renewable energy (CRE) projects have
the potential to deliver a range of environmental and local socio-economic benefits. There is …

Grassroots innovations for sustainability are attracting increasing policy attention. Drawing
upon a wide range of empirical research into community energy in the UK, and taking recent …

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 …

Although the need for energy decentralization and energy democratization has been
discussed in the realms of academe for some time, the impact at policy level is yet to be …

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 …