In the EnergyPROSPECTS project, we studied 40 cases of energy citizenship from 9 countries in detail, shortlisted from the database of 596 cases collected earlier. We used a mixed methods approach (document research and participant interviews), and studied many aspects of energy citizenship. Below, we include the ones that focused
- on the development of the cases, focusing on their objectives and approach, and the type of energy citizenship they support; and
- on how they support social and environmental sustainability objectives, and how these are manifested in their objectives and activities.
Description, development and analysis of cases: Case Summary Reports
In the following documents, we introduce the methodology we used to select and study the 40 cases of energy citizenship, and also the Case Summary Reports we prepared following our analysis of the data.
Methodology for studying the cases:
- practical, brief overview of the methodology:
EnergyPROSPECTS Case Summary Reports Methodology
- and a more detailed presentation of the methodology:
EnergyPROSPECTS Case Summary Reports Detailed Methodology
Case Summary Reports on the 40 cases that we studied in detail:
Group 1: Sustainability-driven energy citizenship cases:
- Exctinction Rebellion Etterbeek (Belgium)
- Shared Energy (France)
- SoLocal (Germany)
- TreeDependent (Hungary)
- Citizens’ Assembly on “How the state can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change” (Ireland)
- LaVidaVerde (Germany)
- GoiEner Taldea (Spain)
- Railcoop (France)
- Cargonomia (Hungary)
- From the Community Energy Programme to Community Energy Service (Hungary)
- Aran Islands Energy Cooperative (Ireland)
Group 2: Socially-driven energy citizenship cases:
- Berlin Energy Citizen (Germany)
- Trégor Energ'éthiques (France)
- Biomass briquettes programme (for the energy poor) (Hungary)
- Energy Communities Tipperary Cooperative (Ireland)
- Loenen Energy (Netherlands)
- National Association of Active Residents (Netherlands)
- Weert Energy (Netherlands)
Group 3: Environmentally-driven energy citizenship cases:
- Zsuzsanna Hojtsy-Keresztény: EnergyNeighbourhoods energy master, local change maker (Hungary)
- Social media influencer “Edgar Fresh” (Latvia)
- The Drechtsteden Cooperative (Netherlands)
- La Borda Housing Cooperative (Spain)
- BBL Home renovation campaign (Belgium)
- Hydro Electricity Ourthe and Sambre (Belgium)
- Student Switch Off Campaigns in Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
- Naturstrom AG (Germany)
Group 4: Energy citizenship cases with modest sustainability focus:
- Energy Transition of City of Burgas (Bulgaria)
- Som Energia - Green Energy Cooperative (Spain)
- Nagypáli, the renewable energy village (Hungary)
- Consultation: Shaping Our Electricity Future (EirGrid Public Consultation) (Ireland)
- Installation of solar heat panels in multi-apartment building, complementary with energy efficiency improvement of the building (Latvia)
- Reindonk Energy (Netherlands)
- Energy efficiency mission ULB (Belgium)
- Bike Evolution (Bulgaria)
- Student Energy Teams (Bulgaria)
- Couso's Project (Spain)
- Hauts-de-France Pass Renovation (France)
- Association "City for people" (Latvia)
- OFF-GRID: Renewable energy DIY (DO IT YOURSELF) for rural development (Latvia)
Collection of all the 40 Case Summary Reports:
EnergyPROSPECTS 40 Case Summary Reports (D3.5 Part 2)
Sustainability-focused analysis of the 40 cases:
EnergyPROSPECTS Meta analysis of cases of energy citizenship (D3.5 Part 1)
Project partners participating in the case collection and analysis:
Task leader, methods and analysis, editing:
Consortium members participating in methodology co-design, data collection and analysis:
