Henner Busch
Researcher, Docent
Community Energy in the Eastern Baltic Sea Region: From Standstill to First Steps
Author
Summary, in English
This chapter aims to explore community energy (CE)—energy communities that are established and run by private citizens—in four Eastern European countries. The chapter first analyses general contextual conditions supporting the diffusion of CE initiatives in the Baltic Sea Region. Subsequently, it reports the findings of four case studies from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland illustrating some of the main drivers, barriers, and benefits of CE projects in those countries. Significative contextual differences between the eastern and western sides of the Baltic Sea Region were found. Although some countries in the eastern Baltic Sea Region have introduced policies that may promote CE projects, cultural barriers hinder citizen participation in community-based renewable energy generation.
Department/s
- LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Publishing year
2022-01-01
Language
English
Pages
49-49
Publication/Series
Renewable Energy Communities and the Low Carbon Energy Transition in Europe
Links
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Keywords
- Community energy
- Renewable energy
- Baltic Sea Region
- Energy community
Status
Published
Project
- Co-producing and co-financing renewable community energy projects