What Roles for Energy Cooperatives in the Diffusion of Distributed Generation Technologies?

Bauwens, Thomas

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2382596

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“…These developed countries especially in Europe have recently witnessed a new wave of development of local energy systems in the form of energy co-operatives [61]. Canada has developed a roadmap to benefit most of its communities from integrated community energy solutions by the year 2050 [62].…”

Section: Developed Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…ICESs facilitate communities to take part in energy efficiency improvements programs such as buildings' insulation. Sometimes, community energy efficiency improvements also include co-generation and utilization of waste heat from nearby industries driven by ICESs [61]. They can improve efficiency of local energy systems by combining different sectors such as heat, electricity and transport.…”

Section: Energy Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A growing number of state of the art literature is increasingly concerned with the importance of more deliberative and inclusive participation of consumers in the energy production process [61] [90]. In the developed world, ICESs are being motivated by increased climate awareness and willingness to become autonomous among pro-active communities.…”

Section: Paradigm Shift Through Community Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Citizen engagement is considered to be the best way to obtain public acceptance for energy systems [61]. Energy generation from ICESs is reported to have higher public acceptance compared to private or utility-based generation.…”

Section: Paradigm Shift Through Community Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The word acceptance however is misleading in the context of ICESs as it implies to something external. Hence, local support or citizen engagement is preferred [61]. Citizen engagement or local support is composed of an attitude towards technologies, inducing changes in energy consumption patterns and investment in ICESs.…”

Section: Paradigm Shift Through Community Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Energy systems across the globe are going through a radical transformation as a result of technological and institutional changes, depletion of fossil fuel resources, and climate change. At the local level, increasing distributed energy resources requires that the centralized energy systems be re-organized. In this paper, the concept of Integrated Community Energy Systems (ICESs) is presented as a modern development to re-organize local energy systems to integrate distributed energy resources and engage local communities. Local energy systems such as ICESs not only ensure self-provision of energy but also provide essential system services to the larger energy system. In this regard, a comparison of different energy system integration option is provided. We review the current energy trends and the associated technological, socio-economic, environmental and institutional issues shaping the development of ICESs. These systems can be applied to both developed and developing countries, however, their objectives, business models as well as composition differs. ICESs can be accepted by different actors such as local governments, communities, energy suppliers and system operators as an effective means to achieve sustainability and thereby will have significant roles in future energy systems.

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Section: Developed Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Energy Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%