Alternating Current - Social Innovation in Community Energy

by Arwen Colell

Overview

Community energy projects give their own answers to the challenges of energy system change: They are social innovations. By building new relations between local economies, communities and technical infrastructures, these projects not only change the energy system but also respective power structures. Drawing on case studies from Germany, Denmark and Scotland, this book shows the importance of community ties, and shared symbols for successful processes of transformation and develops recommendations for policy decision-makers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783658323066
Publisher:	Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Publication date:	05/11/2021
Series:	Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection
Edition description:	1st ed. 2021
Pages:	353
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

About the author

Arwen Colell is an energy policy specialist with industry experience in renewable electricity generation and electric driving. Her current work focuses on the science-policy interface of climate politics for the energy and mobility transformation. Her research on social innovations in community energy received the Bavarian Energy Award in 2020.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Theory and Method.- Chapter 3: Innovation biographies of community energy.- Chapter 4: Resource mobilization in community energy.- Chapter 5: Social innovation in community energy.