Power to the people: Local community initiatives and the transition to sustainable energy

The transition towards renewable and sustainable energy is being accompanied by a transformation of communities and neighbourhoods. This transition may have huge ramifications throughout society. Many cities, towns and villages are putting together ambitious visions about how to achieve 100% sustain...

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Vydané v:Renewable & sustainable energy reviews Ročník 43; s. 666 - 675
Hlavní autori: van der Schoor, Tineke, Scholtens, Bert
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2015
Predmet:
Carbon
Citizen groups
Communities
Decentralized energy production
Energy initiatives
Energy neutrality
Energy use
Prosumers
Renewable energy
Sustainable energy
Towns
Transformations
Villages
Vision
Energy initiatives
Energy neutrality
Prosumers
Sustainable energy
Decentralized energy production
Citizen groups
ISSN:1364-0321, 1879-0690
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Shrnutí:The transition towards renewable and sustainable energy is being accompanied by a transformation of communities and neighbourhoods. This transition may have huge ramifications throughout society. Many cities, towns and villages are putting together ambitious visions about how to achieve 100% sustainable energy, energy neutrality, zero carbon emission or zero-impact of their communities. We investigate what is happening at the local community level towards realizing these ambitions from a social perspective. We use the case study approach to answer the following question: how do local community energy initiatives contribute to a decentralized sustainable energy system? We find that especially the development of a shared vision, the level of activities and the type of organisation are important factors of the strength of the ‘local network’.
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ISSN:1364-0321
1879-0690
DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.089