Statistical evidence on the role of energy cooperatives for the energy transition in European countries

A Wierling, VJ Schwanitz, JP Zeiß, C Bout, C Candelise… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The share of renewable energy is increasing throughout Europe. Yet, little is known about
how much can be attributed to different actors, other than those commercially active. This …

Empowering vulnerable consumers to join renewable energy communities—towards an inclusive design of the clean energy package

F Hanke, J Lowitzsch - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The unequal distribution of costs and benefits of the energy transition is a challenge for
energy justice and energy policy. Although the empowerment of consumers to participate in …

A Europe-wide inventory of citizen-led energy action with data from 29 countries and over 10000 initiatives

A Wierling, VJ Schwanitz, JP Zeiss, C von Beck… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Numerous case studies show that citizens engage in various ways in renewable and low
carbon energy projects, thereby contributing to the sustainable energy transition. To date …

Inherent logic conflicts between the actors of an industrial park. The example of the Siebenlinden commercial area expansion in Rottenburg am Neckar

S Endreß, K Berr, JD Fischer - Landscape conflicts, 2024 - Springer
This paper analyzes the observed conflicts in the context of the European Interreg AGORA
project on industrial estate development in the city of Rottenburg am Neckar from a systems …

Social acceptance of green hydrogen in Germany: building trust through responsible innovation

JJ Häußermann, MJ Maier, TC Kirsch, S Kaiser… - Energy, Sustainability …, 2023 - Springer
Background Social acceptance presents a major challenge for Germany's transition to green
energy. As a power-to-x technology, green hydrogen is set to become a key component of a …

[BUKU][B] Social psychology and everyday life

D Hodgetts, O Stolte, C Sonn, N Drew, S Carr… - 2020 - books.google.com
This ground-breaking and innovative textbook offers a uniquely global approach to the study
of social psychology. Inclusive and outward-looking, the authors consciously re-orientate the …

Renewable energy cooperatives: Facilitating the energy transition at the Port of Rotterdam

M Hentschel, W Ketter, J Collins - Energy policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Renewable energy cooperatives (RECs) are an important element of the European energy
transition. Allowing citizens and companies to invest in renewable energy and thereby …

How municipalities support energy cooperatives: survey results from Germany and Switzerland

T Meister, B Schmid, I Seidl, B Klagge - Energy, sustainability and society, 2020 - Springer
Background Energy cooperatives are a prominent and common form of community energy.
Community energy has the potential to increase actor diversity and local acceptance of …

Sand im Getriebe

F Weber, O Kühne, C Jenal, E Aschenbrand… - … um die Gewinnung …, 2018 - Springer
• Welche Argumente für oder gegen den Abbau mineralischer Rohstoffe in Deutschland
werden medial diskutiert und inwiefern werden diese von Konfliktparteien aufgegriffen oder …

[HTML][HTML] Participation in energy transitions: a comparison of policy styles

J Radtke, O Renn - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Stakeholder and public participation in policymaking for energy transitions is one of the most
promising approaches to fulfilling the promises of a democratic sustainability transition. Over …