The Role of Community Energy Schemes in Reducing Energy Poverty and Promoting Social Inclusion: A Systematic Literature Review

P Boostani, G Pellegrini-Masini, J Klein - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Sustainable energy projects can help societies reduce climate change's negative impacts. In
the present paper, published studies regarding European community energy schemes …

[HTML][HTML] Energy consumption and environmental parameters in Madrid social housing. Performance in the face of extreme weather events

C Alonso, F de Frutos, F Martín-Consuegra… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Housing energy rehabilitation is currently a priority in Europe. In vulnerable
neighbourhoods, improving energy efficiency and comfort conditions has an important …

Exploring Energy Security and Independence for Small Energy Users: A Latvian Case Study on Unleashing Stirling Engine Potential

J Kramens, O Svedovs, A Sturmane, E Vigants… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, energy systems are continuously impacted by external and internal conditions.
The worldwide events of recent years have led to the need to consider not only the …

[HTML][HTML] (Dis) comfortably numb in energy transitions: Gauging residential hard-to-reach energy users in the European Union

MM Sequeira, JP Gouveia, JJ de Melo - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Hard-to-reach energy users–those who are difficult to reach, underserved, or hard to engage
or motivate–are a vital concern for just energy transitions. Previous studies in the Global …

[HTML][HTML] Not enough (yet): A capabilities assessment of the implementation of energy poverty policies in Italy

N Calidori, I Galbiati, G Frigo, L De Vidovich - Energy Research & Social …, 2025 - Elsevier
Energy-poor individuals face greater difficulty in accessing the benefits of energy transition
policies. This conceptual article employs a priori analytical categories based on the …

[HTML][HTML] Chilling and sweltering at home: Surveying energy poverty and thermal vulnerability among Portuguese higher education students

CC Castro, JP Gouveia - Energy Research & Social Science, 2025 - Elsevier
Portugal faces substantial energy poverty challenges compared to its EU counterparts,
mainly stemming from aged buildings with poor thermal performance. This situation is …

[HTML][HTML] Energy coaching and 'fix team'retrofitting to mitigate energy poverty: An ex-post analysis of treatment and interaction effects

TM Croon, EM Nia, S He, QK Qian, MG Elsinga… - Energy Research & …, 2025 - Elsevier
Rising energy prices across Europe have increased concerns over energy poverty. Despite
significant scholarly focus on financial relief measures instituted by national governments …

From concept to impact: strategic guidelines for environmental behavior change interventions

ME Biresselioglu, MH Demir - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Interventions aiming at behavioral change are common tools for assessing and stimulating
environmentally friendly lifestyles. To obtain representative and scalable results from the …

Can local organizations act as middle actors in energy support? Exploring their functions, motivations, challenges, and needs

MM Sequeira, JP Gouveia, J Joanaz de Melo - Energy Efficiency, 2024 - Springer
Energy efficiency is vital for energy transitions, and energy-poor, vulnerable, and hard-to-
reach groups are at risk of being left behind. In this context, local middle actors have been …

Energy coaching and 'fix team'retrofitting to mitigate energy poverty

TM Croon, E Maghsoudi Nia, S He, QK Qian… - 2025 - repository.tudelft.nl
Rising energy prices across Europe have increased concerns over energy poverty. Despite
significant scholarly focus on financial relief measures instituted by national governments …