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Community Energy in the Eastern Baltic Sea Region: From Standstill to First Steps

Ruggiero, Salvatore ; Busch, Henner LU orcid ; Isakovic, Aljosa and Hansen, Teis LU orcid (2022) p.49-49
Abstract
This chapter aims to explore community energy (CE)—energy communities that are established and run by private citizens—in four Eastern European countries. The chapter first analyses general contextual conditions supporting the diffusion of CE initiatives in the Baltic Sea Region. Subsequently, it reports the findings of four case studies from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland illustrating some of the main drivers, barriers, and benefits of CE projects in those countries. Significative contextual differences between the eastern and western sides of the Baltic Sea Region were found. Although some countries in the eastern Baltic Sea Region have introduced policies that may promote CE projects, cultural barriers hinder citizen... (More)
This chapter aims to explore community energy (CE)—energy communities that are established and run by private citizens—in four Eastern European countries. The chapter first analyses general contextual conditions supporting the diffusion of CE initiatives in the Baltic Sea Region. Subsequently, it reports the findings of four case studies from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland illustrating some of the main drivers, barriers, and benefits of CE projects in those countries. Significative contextual differences between the eastern and western sides of the Baltic Sea Region were found. Although some countries in the eastern Baltic Sea Region have introduced policies that may promote CE projects, cultural barriers hinder citizen participation in community-based renewable energy generation. (Less)
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Community energy, Renewable energy, Baltic Sea Region, Energy community
host publication
Renewable Energy Communities and the Low Carbon Energy Transition in Europe
pages
74 pages
publisher
Springer
external identifiers
  • scopus:85134774923
project
Co-producing and co-financing renewable community energy projects
language
English
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yes
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1d284e24-8a6f-4c22-9de7-e773abc00611
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https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-84440-0_3
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2022-02-04 14:46:12
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  author       = {{Ruggiero, Salvatore and Busch, Henner and Isakovic, Aljosa and Hansen, Teis}},
  booktitle    = {{Renewable Energy Communities and the Low Carbon Energy Transition in Europe}},
  keywords     = {{Community energy; Renewable energy; Baltic Sea Region; Energy community}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  pages        = {{49--49}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{Community Energy in the Eastern Baltic Sea Region: From Standstill to First Steps}},
  url          = {{https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-84440-0_3}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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