Energy Citizenship in New Energy Concepts
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The involvement of citizens and energy communities is seen as a key pillar of the energy transition process [1,2]. Citizens interact with the technical energy systems, since they are both the subject and object of social innovation in the energy society, and are emerging economic actors in the energy markets. To design and optimize fair, inclusive, and just energy transition pathways, it is a requirement to have suitable policy making, good collaborations between stakeholders, realistic business models, and citizens who play an active role in shaping and accelerating the energy transition. However, scientific evidence on the relevance of these requirements and the impact on energy citizenship is not sufficient to assess the success of novel energy concepts. This paper presents and discusses the methods, strategies, and expected impacts for citizen engagement applied in six different European research and innovation projects in the area of Positive Energy Districts. The goal is to find a common definition of energy citizenship and explore the relevance of citizen engagement for the success of inclusive energy concepts.
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1018667
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Environmental Sciences Proceedings, pp. 1-5.
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1-5