Community-based energy systems are gaining traction among policymakers and
practitioners as promising models for implementing a low-carbon energy transition. As a …

The ongoing energy system transformation process is placing citizens and communities at
the heart of future energy systems. To date, their participation has focused on the ownership …

Important progress has been made in the understanding of citizen ownership. However,
confusion persists about distinct characteristics of different models and particularly about the …

Energy scholars have associated energy communities with the notions of energy citizenship
and energy democracy, as citizen-based democratic governance plays critical roles in their …

International literature on citizen, local and community energy (LCE) has grown
exponentially but has focussed on European and North American context. This paper …

Community energy projects take a decentralized and participatory approach to low-carbon
energy. Here we present a quantitative analysis of business models, financing mechanisms …

Deep civic engagement in energy transitions has been limited and unique to specific
political economic contexts. This study develops a generic policy mix enabling civic energy …

This chapter explores the range of actors and expertise involved in the innovation of energy
communities. Building on recent work that identifies a wide range of business model …

With the growing awareness of climate change, cities have increasingly become the focus of
energy policy, as they are not only considered the main originators of global climate change …

Inclusive innovation, defined by wider and deeper forms of civic engagement in socio-
technical change processes, is often seen as an effective and underutilised pathway to …