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Local communities are increasingly taking on active roles and emerging as new actors in energy systems. Community energy and energy storage may enable effective energy system integration and ensure maximum benefits of local generation, leading to more flexible and resilient energy supply systems and playing an important role in achieving renewable energy and climate policy objectives. In this book, we summarize the different topics covered in the international conference on new pathways for community energy and storage in the form of the 14 articles published in this Special Issue on the same topic. It addresses important developments and challenges related to local energy transitions and the role of community energy and energy storage therein.

Research & information: general --- Technology: general issues --- energy transition --- local renewable energy cooperatives --- governance roles --- citizen participation --- mixed methods --- energy justice --- acceptance of wind energy --- modes of participation --- modes of distribution of benefits --- cooperative development --- battery storage technologies --- energy practices --- public participation --- householders --- socio-technical transitions --- Renewable energy communities --- renewable energy directive --- prosumership --- decentralised energy production --- energy clusters --- European Union --- consumer (co-)ownership. --- renewable energy prosumer --- collective prosumer --- energy union --- community energy --- polycentricity --- local energy initiatives --- smart grid --- legal innovation --- socio-technical innovation --- bottom-up --- collective action --- social innovation --- mobilization model --- energy communities --- energy collectives --- smart energy system --- renewable energy system --- sector integration --- consumer ownership --- local ownership --- prosumer --- organisational innovation --- renewable energy community --- vulnerable consumer --- consumer empowerment --- Clean Energy Package --- electricity storage system --- business model test --- agent-based modeling --- exploratory modeling analysis --- renewable energy --- energy cooperatives --- energy community --- thermal energy systems --- agent-based modelling and simulation --- formation and continuation --- critical factors --- community energy storage --- responsible innovation --- energy system integration --- energy storage --- community storage --- battery storage --- consumer --- user --- acceptance --- energy services --- energy transition --- local renewable energy cooperatives --- governance roles --- citizen participation --- mixed methods --- energy justice --- acceptance of wind energy --- modes of participation --- modes of distribution of benefits --- cooperative development --- battery storage technologies --- energy practices --- public participation --- householders --- socio-technical transitions --- Renewable energy communities --- renewable energy directive --- prosumership --- decentralised energy production --- energy clusters --- European Union --- consumer (co-)ownership. --- renewable energy prosumer --- collective prosumer --- energy union --- community energy --- polycentricity --- local energy initiatives --- smart grid --- legal innovation --- socio-technical innovation --- bottom-up --- collective action --- social innovation --- mobilization model --- energy communities --- energy collectives --- smart energy system --- renewable energy system --- sector integration --- consumer ownership --- local ownership --- prosumer --- organisational innovation --- renewable energy community --- vulnerable consumer --- consumer empowerment --- Clean Energy Package --- electricity storage system --- business model test --- agent-based modeling --- exploratory modeling analysis --- renewable energy --- energy cooperatives --- energy community --- thermal energy systems --- agent-based modelling and simulation --- formation and continuation --- critical factors --- community energy storage --- responsible innovation --- energy system integration --- energy storage --- community storage --- battery storage --- consumer --- user --- acceptance --- energy services

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Local communities are increasingly taking on active roles and emerging as new actors in energy systems. Community energy and energy storage may enable effective energy system integration and ensure maximum benefits of local generation, leading to more flexible and resilient energy supply systems and playing an important role in achieving renewable energy and climate policy objectives. In this book, we summarize the different topics covered in the international conference on new pathways for community energy and storage in the form of the 14 articles published in this Special Issue on the same topic. It addresses important developments and challenges related to local energy transitions and the role of community energy and energy storage therein.

Research & information: general --- Technology: general issues --- energy transition --- local renewable energy cooperatives --- governance roles --- citizen participation --- mixed methods --- energy justice --- acceptance of wind energy --- modes of participation --- modes of distribution of benefits --- cooperative development --- battery storage technologies --- energy practices --- public participation --- householders --- socio-technical transitions --- Renewable energy communities --- renewable energy directive --- prosumership --- decentralised energy production --- energy clusters --- European Union --- consumer (co-)ownership. --- renewable energy prosumer --- collective prosumer --- energy union --- community energy --- polycentricity --- local energy initiatives --- smart grid --- legal innovation --- socio-technical innovation --- bottom-up --- collective action --- social innovation --- mobilization model --- energy communities --- energy collectives --- smart energy system --- renewable energy system --- sector integration --- consumer ownership --- local ownership --- prosumer --- organisational innovation --- renewable energy community --- vulnerable consumer --- consumer empowerment --- Clean Energy Package --- electricity storage system --- business model test --- agent-based modeling --- exploratory modeling analysis --- renewable energy --- energy cooperatives --- energy community --- thermal energy systems --- agent-based modelling and simulation --- formation and continuation --- critical factors --- community energy storage --- responsible innovation --- energy system integration --- energy storage --- community storage --- battery storage --- consumer --- user --- acceptance --- energy services --- n/a

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In the last two decades, we have witnessed the evolution of the energy sector. Many countries throughout the world have been shifting their energy production methods from fossil fuel use to more environmentally friendly methods. These methods are described by the term “Renewable Energy Methods” and entail the production of energy from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) based on wind, water, biomass, solar energy, and geothermal energy. This shift is mainly driven by the increase in public awareness of environmental problems and climate change, which are both related to the increase in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The main goal of this Special Issue is to determine methodologies that can be applied in education in order to raise the awareness of students as well as their families about issues related to renewable sources and energy conservation. Furthermore, the authors studied the factors, parameters, and criteria that affect the decision-making involved in the selection of appropriate types of renewable energy sources in order to select the optimal form, both financially and environmentally. Finally, an attempt is made to recognize methods for communicating the usage of RES and energy savings to the public. Such communication methods are necessary because, in many communities, there are issues surrounding the acceptance of RES installation, as the public considers them to be factors of environmental degradation.

Research & information: general --- Environmental economics --- renewable energy --- governance --- community energy --- citizens’ energy companies --- actor plurality --- acceptance --- energy transition --- auction scheme --- Germany --- Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) --- barriers --- sustainability --- multi-functionality --- proposal --- educative-communication approach --- sustainable agriculture --- negative externalities --- GHG emissions --- NARDL model --- Renewable Energy Enterprises --- Internet --- benchmark --- education for sustainable development --- environmental protection --- curriculum --- teacher --- renewable resources --- natural gas --- energy market --- customer satisfaction --- industrial customers --- multicriteria analysis --- Renewable energy sources --- energy poverty --- citizen attitudes --- Thessaloniki --- marine renewable energy --- co-existence --- co-location --- Dempster Shafer Analytic Hierarchy Process --- multi-criteria analysis --- environmental Kuznets curve --- deforestation --- ARDL with bounds test --- willingness-to-invest --- energy investments --- renewable energy sources (RES) --- perceptions --- attitudes --- department of forestry --- environmental science --- university students --- decision-making --- education --- communication --- investments --- policy --- RES --- renewable energy --- governance --- community energy --- citizens’ energy companies --- actor plurality --- acceptance --- energy transition --- auction scheme --- Germany --- Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) --- barriers --- sustainability --- multi-functionality --- proposal --- educative-communication approach --- sustainable agriculture --- negative externalities --- GHG emissions --- NARDL model --- Renewable Energy Enterprises --- Internet --- benchmark --- education for sustainable development --- environmental protection --- curriculum --- teacher --- renewable resources --- natural gas --- energy market --- customer satisfaction --- industrial customers --- multicriteria analysis --- Renewable energy sources --- energy poverty --- citizen attitudes --- Thessaloniki --- marine renewable energy --- co-existence --- co-location --- Dempster Shafer Analytic Hierarchy Process --- multi-criteria analysis --- environmental Kuznets curve --- deforestation --- ARDL with bounds test --- willingness-to-invest --- energy investments --- renewable energy sources (RES) --- perceptions --- attitudes --- department of forestry --- environmental science --- university students --- decision-making --- education --- communication --- investments --- policy --- RES

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Renewable energy is electricity generated by fuel sources that restore themselves over a short period of time and do not diminish. Although some renewable energy technologies impact the environment, renewables are considered environmentally preferable to conventional sources and, when replacing fossil fuels, have significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This book focuses on the environmental and economic benefits of using renewable energy, which include: (i) generating energy that produces no greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and reduces some types of air pollution, (ii) diversifying energy supply and reducing dependence on imported fuels, and (iii) creating economic development and jobs in manufacturing, installation, and more. Local governments can dramatically reduce their carbon footprint by purchasing or directly generating electricity from clean and renewable sources. The most common renewable power technologies include: solar (photovoltaic (PV), solar thermal), wind, biogas (e.g., landfill gas, wastewater treatment digester gas), geothermal, biomass, low-impact hydroelectricity, and emerging technologies such as wave and tidal power. Local governments can lead by example by generating energy on site, purchasing green power, or purchasing renewable energy. Using a combination of renewable energy options can help to meet local government goals, especially in some regions where availability and quality of renewable resources vary. Options for using renewable energy include: generating renewable energy on site, using a system or device at the location where the power is used (e.g., PV panels on a state building, geothermal heat pumps, biomass-fueled combined heat and power), and purchasing renewable energy from an electric utility through a green pricing or green marketing program, where buyers pay a small premium in exchange for electricity generated locally from green power resources.

History of engineering & technology --- community energy --- energy storage --- time of use tariff --- home battery --- demand response --- renewable energy --- business model --- global meta-frontier non-radial direction distance function --- energy efficiency --- CO2 emission performance --- benchmark --- potential CO2 emission and energy reduction --- solar home systems (SHS) --- levelized cost of energy (LCOE) --- photovoltaic system --- HOMER --- rice straw ash --- ash-forming elements --- solubility --- sustainable development of both agriculture and biomass energy --- recycling property --- ashing temperature --- municipalities --- public policies --- rural development --- wind farms --- civic energy communities --- local energy initiatives --- grassroots innovation --- energy transition --- social practice theory --- energy practices --- hazardous waste --- contaminated soil --- potential toxic elements --- removal --- mine waste --- biomass power generation --- positive externalities --- support policy --- apple branches --- Jingning --- LCA --- LCC --- photovoltaic --- onshore wind --- prosumers --- renewable energy sources --- Mediterranean wineries --- constraints and enablers --- social–ecological system --- resilience

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In the last two decades, we have witnessed the evolution of the energy sector. Many countries throughout the world have been shifting their energy production methods from fossil fuel use to more environmentally friendly methods. These methods are described by the term “Renewable Energy Methods” and entail the production of energy from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) based on wind, water, biomass, solar energy, and geothermal energy. This shift is mainly driven by the increase in public awareness of environmental problems and climate change, which are both related to the increase in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The main goal of this Special Issue is to determine methodologies that can be applied in education in order to raise the awareness of students as well as their families about issues related to renewable sources and energy conservation. Furthermore, the authors studied the factors, parameters, and criteria that affect the decision-making involved in the selection of appropriate types of renewable energy sources in order to select the optimal form, both financially and environmentally. Finally, an attempt is made to recognize methods for communicating the usage of RES and energy savings to the public. Such communication methods are necessary because, in many communities, there are issues surrounding the acceptance of RES installation, as the public considers them to be factors of environmental degradation.

Research & information: general --- Environmental economics --- renewable energy --- governance --- community energy --- citizens’ energy companies --- actor plurality --- acceptance --- energy transition --- auction scheme --- Germany --- Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) --- barriers --- sustainability --- multi-functionality --- proposal --- educative-communication approach --- sustainable agriculture --- negative externalities --- GHG emissions --- NARDL model --- Renewable Energy Enterprises --- Internet --- benchmark --- education for sustainable development --- environmental protection --- curriculum --- teacher --- renewable resources --- natural gas --- energy market --- customer satisfaction --- industrial customers --- multicriteria analysis --- Renewable energy sources --- energy poverty --- citizen attitudes --- Thessaloniki --- marine renewable energy --- co-existence --- co-location --- Dempster Shafer Analytic Hierarchy Process --- multi-criteria analysis --- environmental Kuznets curve --- deforestation --- ARDL with bounds test --- willingness-to-invest --- energy investments --- renewable energy sources (RES) --- perceptions --- attitudes --- department of forestry --- environmental science --- university students --- decision-making --- education --- communication --- investments --- policy --- RES