The transformation from the current energy system to a decentralized renewable energy system requires the transformation of communities into energy neutral or even energy producing communities. Increasingly, citizens become 'prosumers' and pool their resources to start a local energy initiative. In this …

Presentatie gehouden tijdens Conference Energy & Society, te Krakow, June 4-6 2014, over: how Dutch local communities transform centralized energy systems.

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STS and Energy, Lisbon 2013 Historical buildings are an important source of local identity and form a connection to our past. It is a EU policy objective to conserve and redesign heritage buildings like prisons, military barracks, factories, stations, and schools. Such redesign should also ensure reduction …

The transition to a decentralized renewable energy system requires the transformation of communities. Increasingly, citizens become ‘prosumers’ and take energy production in their own hands.