Because of the urgency of accelerating transitions, we examine the emerging understanding
of the concept of 'disruption'in the context of sustainability transition studies to critically …

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 …

The dominant model of energy infrastructure has historically been conceived in a very
centralized fashion, ie, with hardly any citizen involvement in energy generation. Yet …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The transformation of energy systems is influencing economic policy agendas all over the
world, particularly in industrialized countries. In this process, Germany has taken a …

This paper introduces the special issue on Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
Innovation. It is a collection of best papers presented at an international research conference …

Legitimacy is central for both novel and established technologies to mobilize the resources
necessary for growth and survival. A loss of legitimacy, in turn, can have detrimental effects …

The rapid develo** literature on 'smart grids' suggests that these will facilitate 'distributed
generation'(DG) preferably from renewable sources. However, the current development of …