Met het Programma Energieparticipatie (PEP) streven de Groninger Energiekoepel, Grunneger Power en de Natuur- en Milieufederatie Groningen ernaar om een lokale energietransitie te creëren waarbij de bewoners van de provincie Groningen eigenaar zijn van en regie hebben over de energievoorziening. In het …

Bio-based and circular building materials and techniques can play an important role in the transition toward a more sustainable construction sector. This study focuses on the Northern Netherlands and explores those competencies (in terms of knowledge, skills, and attitude) required by construction workers …

Green gas is an attractive option for a local energy transition to combat climate change, notably in rural communities. As local initiatives require local acceptance, the study used a questionnaire methodology to capture opinions and intentions toward green gas in a panel of rural respondents (N = 403) …

The transition towards sustainable and just food systems is ongoing, illustrated by an increasing number of initiatives that try to address unsustainable practices and social injustices. Insights are needed into what a just transition entails in order to critically engage with plural and potentially …

Afsluiting Coöperatief in Balans

Community energy can be conceptualized as a social movement, which aims to develop a sustainable, democratic, and localist energy system. Increasingly, community energy initiatives aim to develop citizen-led heating projects. District heating projects are characterized by costly investments, a substantial …

I was invited to a meeting of the international ROLES Consortium as a guest speaker to talk about the local energy transition in The Netherlands.

Het doel van dit rapport is meer zicht te krijgen op de vraag in welke mate en hoe burgerinitiatieven rond collectieve warmtenetten erin slaagden resultaat te boeken. Sinds enige jaren ontstaan steeds meer van dit soort initiatieven in Nederland, in navolging van wind- en zonne-energiecoöperaties, en …

Presentatie over de lokale energietransitie en de interventies die in worden gezet om dit te stimuleren. Deze vallen onder het project R-Link.