[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of social innovation and community energy transitions

A Dall-Orsoletta, J Cunha, M Araújo… - Energy Research & Social …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
For the energy transition, Social Innovation (SI) has been defined as innovations that
contribute to the low-carbon energy transition, civic empowerment, and social goals through …

[HTML][HTML] Distributed local energy: Assessing the determinants of domestic-scale solar photovoltaic uptake at the local level across England and Wales

SHC Collier, JI House, PM Connor, R Harris - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The withdrawal of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) by the UK Government at the end of March 2019,
which rewarded low carbon electricity generators with subsidy payments, has led to doubts …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence behind the narrative: Critically reviewing the social impact of energy communities in Europe

M Bielig, C Kacperski, F Kutzner, S Klingert - Energy Research & Social …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Trust, awareness, and independence: Insights from a socio-psychological factor analysis of citizen knowledge and participation in community energy systems

BP Koirala, Y Araghi, M Kroesen, A Ghorbani… - Energy research & …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
In order to decarbonize the energy sector, there is a widespread consensus that the role of
end-users in the energy system should change from passive consumption to active …

[HTML][HTML] Mainstreaming community energy: is the renewable energy directive a driver for renewable energy communities in Germany and Italy?

M Krug, MR Di Nucci, M Caldera, E De Luca - Sustainability, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
By 30 June 2021, EU Member States were expected to transpose the recast Renewable
Energy Directive (RED II) which includes provisions for renewable energy communities …

[HTML][HTML] Historical institutionalist perspective on the shift from feed-in tariffs towards auctioning in German renewable energy policy

MD Leiren, I Reimer - Energy Research & Social Science, 2018‏ - Elsevier
An early implementer of feed-in tariffs, Germany soon became feed-in champion,
continuously resisting pressures–from the European Commission in particular–to adopt a …

[HTML][HTML] Civic engagement and energy transition in the Nordic-Baltic Sea Region: Parametric and nonparametric inquiries

ER Sadik-Zada, A Gatto - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The role of civic participation in issues directly or indirectly related to environmental quality is
reputed to be on the rise globally. Bottom-up grassroots movements can be conducive to …

Is there a prosumer pathway? Exploring household solar energy development in Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom

THJ Inderberg, K Tews, B Turner - Energy Research & Social Science, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Prosuming–where private households use photovoltaics to produce electricity at home–has
proliferated across Western countries, but growth rates have varied significantly. Focusing …

Futuristic decentralized clean energy networks in view of inclusive-economic growth and sustainable society

I Javid, A Chauhan, S Thappa, SK Verma… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The growing demand for energy over the last few decades has increased our dependency
on fossil fuel-based sources leading to significant environmental degradation and huge …

[HTML][HTML] Engaging men and women in energy production in Norway and the United Kingdom: The significance of social practices and gender relations

K Standal, M Talevi, H Westskog - Energy Research & Social Science, 2020‏ - Elsevier
To achieve an energy transition favouring renewable energy in the face of climate change,
several countries in the EU region have pursued different economic incentives to encourage …