How does a pioneer community energy project succeed in practice? The case of the Samsø Renewable Energy Island

K Sperling - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Community energy projects have been one of the pillars of Denmark's remarkable
renewable energy history. The island of Samsø has received worldwide attention as a model …

'Successful'low-carbon energy transitions at the community level? An energy justice perspective

L Mundaca, H Busch, S Schwer - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to critically analyse so-called 'successful'low-carbon energy
transitions under the energy justice magnifying glass. We focus on two case studies that …

Local government innovation in the energy sector: A study of key actors' strategies and arguments

K Sperling, F Arler - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Local governments will play an important role in the transition towards fully renewable
energy systems. In order to develop new roles for themselves in climate and energy …

Operating policy and optimal sizing of a high penetration RES-BESS system for small isolated grids

EI Vrettos, SA Papathanassiou - IEEE Transactions on Energy …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Load demand in small autonomous island systems is typically covered by Diesel Units (DU).
Although a favourable renewable energy source (RES) potential might exist, the technical …

Business and socioeconomic assessment of introducing heat pumps with heat storage in small-scale district heating systems

PA Østergaard, J Jantzen, HM Marczinkowski… - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Fossil fuel-based cogeneration of heat and power plants have a long history of supplying
district heating in Denmark, however small-scale systems are progressively switching to …

“We are not in this to save the polar bears!”–the link between community renewable energy development and ecological citizenship

M Islar, H Busch - Innovation: The European Journal of Social …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The transition from a fossil fuel-based energy system to a renewable one has emerged as a
priority for many governments. This, in turn, has facilitated a rapid increase in renewable …

Residential versus communal combination of photovoltaic and battery in smart energy systems

HM Marczinkowski, PA Østergaard - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents an analysis of small consumers' involvement in smart island energy
systems with a focus on the technical feasibility of photovoltaic (PV) systems in combination …

[HTML][HTML] Energy transitions on European islands: Exploring technical scenarios, markets and policy proposals in Denmark, Portugal and the United Kingdom

HM Marczinkowski, PA Østergaard… - Energy Research & Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
The energy transition is taking place across the globe and renewable energy facilities are
flourishing in many places. Yet, to achieve this transition to a carbon-free economy, fit-for …

[HTML][HTML] Transitioning island energy systems—Local conditions, development phases, and renewable energy integration

HM Marczinkowski, P Alberg Østergaard… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Islands typically have sensitive energy systems depending on natural surroundings, but
innovative technologies and the exploitation of renewable energy (RE) sources present …

Assessing good-practice frameworks for the development of sustainable energy communities in Europe: Lessons from Denmark and Ireland

E Heaslip, GJ Costello, J Lohan - Journal of Sustainable Development …, 2016 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak This paper presents findings from initial fieldwork studies of sustainable energy
community development methodologies in two islands in Denmark and one rural village in …