For future generations to meet their needs, and to close the global inequality gap, we need to degrow. That is we need to reduce resource and energy consumption to bring the economy back into balance with the living world in a way that reduces inequality and improves human well-being (Hickel, 2020a,b). …

SPECIAL SESSIONPanel discussion1. Overcoming challenges in local green H2 economiesOrganizer:Dr Beata KviatekJean Monnet Chair in Sustainable EU Economy, Centre of Expertise Energy / International Business School / Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the NetherlandsOne of the main pathways …

Speaker during the Kick Off of the Interreg Europe project UNLOCK - Unlocking Green Hydrogen Economy for SMEs in European Regions.Speaking about project aims, KPI's, and project management structure.

Community energy can be conceptualized as a social movement, which aims to develop a sustainable, democratic, and localist energy system. Community energy organizations often take the form of cooperatives and strive for a high level of participation at the neighborhood level. Recently, community energy …

Grid governance; what new roles for the community energy movement?

Electrification of residential areas is increasingly common. Major areas of development include promoting rooftop solar panels, electric vehicles and heat pumps. However, existing grid components may have insufficient capacity to support the resulting electricity flows. Battery energy storage (BES) can …

Natuurlijk, we moeten vol blijven inzetten op windenergie, “De winderige, ondiepe Noordzee is voor Nederland en de andere landen in Noordwest-Europa een enorme asset. Maar laten we ervoor waken onze samenleving er te afhankelijk van te maken. Dus ook zorgen voor significante bijdragen van andere CO2-vrije …