EC²
Energy Citizenship and Energy Communities for a Clean Energy Transition
Based on an inter- and transdisciplinary conceptualization of energy citizenship, EC² deliberated economic trends, identified economic conditions, business model innovations, public support policies and legal regulations that are needed for the emergence of energy citizenship and its potential contribution to the low-carbon energy transition. EC² focused in particular on energy communities as emerging entities within the energy sector and as potential key actors to promote energy citizenship.
The objective was to gather empirical evidence on how the framework and the set-up of energy communities foster or hinder energy citizenship and its conduciveness for broader policy goals and under which circumstances energy communities and energy citizens benefit most from each other. To this end, EC² developed a scale to quantitatively assess the psychological manifestation of energy citizenship within individuals. The team studied the complex relationships between the legal frameworks, the economic structures, and the psychological set-ups of energy communities and their surrounding societies, on the one hand, and energy citizenship, on the other. To identify causal relationships, EC² conducted experimental lab studies, in addition to broader field studies. Based on these insights, the team developed and empirically tested recommendations and tools to overcome barriers and facilitate the scaling up of energy citizenship and energy communities.
Mitarbeiter/innen:
- Dr. Judith Feichtinger (Projektleitung)
- Magª. Maria Schrammel (Projektleitung)
- Magª. Dr. Elisabeth Unterfrauner (Projektleitung)
- Dr. Daniela Fuchs
- Mag. Wolfgang Michalek
Bereich: Technik & Wissen
Partner:
- Arterra Bizimodu
- Buurkracht Projecten B.V.
- Comune di Scalenghe
- Global Ecovillage Network of Europe
- Gmina Prusice
- Housing Cooperative Wrocław South
- ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
- Municipality of Groningen
- Ture Nirvane Societa’ Cooperativa Sociale di Comunita’
- University of Graz
- University of Groningen
- University of Leipzig
- Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu
Tags: energy, energy citizenship, energy community, energy transition
Typ: Forschung
Programm: Horizon 2020
Projekt Status: Abgeschlossen
Einreichdatum: 09/2020
Laufzeit: 36 Monate
Von/Bis: 05/2021 - 04/2024
Webseite: https://ec2project.eu