Essays about: "Renewable Energy Cooperatives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Renewable Energy Cooperatives.

1. 1. Business Model Innovation for Energy Communities : A Cross-Comparative Analysis with the Business Model Canvas in the Swedish energy market

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Sohel Abdu; [2024]
   Keywords : Energy Communities; Renewable Energy Systems; Business Model Canvas Innovation; Swedish Energy Policy; Prosumer engagement; Circular Energy Economy; Smart Energy Technology; Sustainable Energy Transition.; Energigemenskaper; Förnybara Energisystem; Affärsmodells Canvas Innovation; Svensk Energipolitik; Prosumer engagemang; Cirkulär Energi Ekonomi; Smart Energiteknik; Hållbar Energi Övergång;

   Abstract : This thesis undertakes a thorough exploration of business models for energy communities, specifically tailored to the unique requirements of the Swedish energy sector. Its objective is to identify and evaluate global business models for energy communities, focusing on their applicability within Sweden's regulatory, market, and socio-cultural contexts. READ MORE

3. 2. Shifting paradigms in practice? Investigating the compatibility of Germany's energy cooperatives with sustainable degrowth

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Leon Bartling; [2023]
   Keywords : degrowth; community energy; cooperatives; renewable energy transition; degrowth framework for community energy; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The concept of sustainable degrowth presents itself as a normative response to some of the most pressing socio-ecological challenges of our time. The energy sector plays a prominent role in the degrowth debate, however, there is limited conceptual and empirical understanding of how energy production and consumption might look like from a degrowth perspective and which actors might be compatible with the degrowth ideals. READ MORE

4. 3. Co-producing Community Energy : Collaboration Structures Between Swedish Wind Power Cooperatives and Municipal Energy Companies

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Sonja Nettelbladt; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Community Energy; Energy Cooperatives; Municipal Energy Companies; Wind Power; Modes of Governance;

   Abstract : Community energy is an umbrella term encompassing various forms of renewable energy initiatives involving citizens and communities. These initiatives have been highlighted as a strategy for more sustainable and just energy systems. READ MORE

5. 4. Energy for all. A case study of the role of renewable energy cooperatives in the energy transition in Catalonia, Spain

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Maria Pascual i Sánchez; [2022]
   Keywords : Renewable Energy; Energy Transition; Energy Poverty; Energy Cooperatives; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Rushed efforts for a decarbonisation of the energy sector in Catalonia, Spain have been received with local opposition towards renewable energy projects. It has also raised a debate around the new energy model and whether it will perpetuate the lack of agency of civil society in the energy sector as well as the vulnerable situation some people are currently facing. READ MORE

6. 5. Techno-economic feasibility for residential Local Energy Communities: Case study of Italy

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Linda Colarullo; [2021]
   Keywords : Local Energy Community; Energy Sharing; Italy; Virtual Regulation Model; Distributed Renewable Energy Resources; Self-consumption maximization; Demand Side Management;

   Abstract : The use of renewable energy has proven to be essential for the decarbonisation of the energy system, bringing changes on both the production and consumption side, with an increase of renewable energy in the mix and a change in the role of consumers. From passive actors, Consumers are becoming Prosumers (producers and consumers) of self-generated energy, with the potential of becoming the pillar of the energy sector transition. READ MORE