Jenny Palm
Head of department
Energy communities as accelerators of energy transition in cities
Author
Editor
- Kes McCormick
- James Evans
- Yuliya Voytenko Palgan
- Niki Frantzeskaki
Summary, in English
The European Green Deal states that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions should be reduced by at least 50% by 2030, and that there should be no net GHG emissions by 2050. The energy sector is a key in this transformation, and energy communities can as accelerators of transitions
Key findings:
•Future scenarios outline a decentralized energy system in which smaller generation units have become more economically viable and turned economies ‘upside down’.
•This will be an energy system with increased penetration of information technologies, allowing for more flexible and less hierarchical management of infrastructure.
•This future system will also entail, for example, the increased electrification of transportation infrastructure and the increased use of heat pumps in energy-efficient buildings.
Key findings:
•Future scenarios outline a decentralized energy system in which smaller generation units have become more economically viable and turned economies ‘upside down’.
•This will be an energy system with increased penetration of information technologies, allowing for more flexible and less hierarchical management of infrastructure.
•This future system will also entail, for example, the increased electrification of transportation infrastructure and the increased use of heat pumps in energy-efficient buildings.
Department/s
- The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Publishing year
2023-09-01
Language
English
Pages
69-80
Publication/Series
A Research Agenda for Sustainable Cities and Communities
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Topic
- Energy Systems
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Keywords
- energy community
- decentralised energy systems
- energy democracy
- energy justice
- energy citizenship
- Urban transition
Status
Published
Project
- NEWCOMERS (New Clean Energy Communities in a Changing European Energy System)
- Resistance and effect – on smart grids for the many people
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 9781800372023
- ISBN: 9781800372030