The energy community movement has grown considerably over the past ten years. Energy communities are also expanding their activities. However, room for new energy projects is limited because of grid congestion. Therefore, citizen energy communities (CECs) are looking for ways to reduce the pressure on …

Given the urgency of global energy transition, small- and medium-sized cities often undergo rapid changes. What is often missing, however, is a better understanding of how residents of those places perceive, and relate to the various aspects of local energy transition process and spatial outcomes. This …

The circular economy (CE) is heralded as reducing material use and emissions while providing more jobs and growth. We explored this narrative in a series of expert workshops, basing ourselves on theories, methods and findings from science fields such as global environmental input-output analysis, business …

This study focuses on top-down and bottom-up processes within the field of energy transition. It aims at gaining insights into the ways that a more balanced approach can be achieved, by taking into consideration the (mutual) interests, barriers and expectations of the municipality and local citizen initiatives. …

The aim of this research is to explore what can be borrowed from arts education and combined with the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) to contribute tools to mainstream higher professional education, in order to prepare young professionals to navigate the climate crisis. This was framed within the context …

Expert Meeting Waterstoflandschap.

Samen met Martien Visser een presentatie gegeven. Martien ging in op de stand van zaken rondom opwekking Energie in Drenthe en ik ben ingegaan hoe moeilijk bereikbare groepen kunnen worden bereikt.

Efforts to create age-friendly cities progressively intersect with goals for environmental sustainability. The older people’s beliefs, behaviours and financial aspects regarding environmental sustainability in their lives are an understudied topic and not well understood. Therefore, a representative …

This paper addresses the challenge of assessing Energy Transition Readiness levels in businesses. It identifies gaps in existing literature concerning energy transitions and readiness levels. To tackle this, the paper employs organizational learning theory as its foundational model and introduces a new …

In het Nationaal Park Drentsche Aa startte in 2021 het driejarige programma Energietransitie & Participatie, uitgevoerd door de Natuur- en Milieufederatie Drenthe (NMFD) en BOKD (vereniging dorpsbelangen en -huizen in Drenthe). Hierin staat de regie van bewoners bij de energietransitie centraal: Wat …