Energy cooperatives are beginning to expand their role from stimulating small-scale electricity production to developing local energy systems, including cooperatively owned energy storage solutions. However, many technical, social and financial obstacles are encountered in this process. It is as yet …

In this paper we investigate laypersons’ valuation of historic buildings, their experiences of thermal comfort in those buildings and contrast this with their views on the appropriateness of energy efficiency measures. This paper presents four case studies of medieval churches in Groningen, Netherlands. …

The divide between rural and urban regions in the Netherlands seem to be increasing. Different workshops focus on all aspects asking questions like: is this realy the case?

Het gaat om landelijke gebieden in het noorden van Nederland, om te zien wat goed gaat en wat beter kan.

De huidige energietransitie is niet nieuw, in het verleden hebben al energietransities plaatsgevonden. Vanuit een historische perspectief worden de uitgangspunten en oplossingen van eerdere energietransities toegelicht. Vervolgens is in workshopvorm met studenten van het kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte en …

Policy seminar for the European Commission and SSH community where we presented the final results of ACCOMPLISSH