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Sustainability Science | 2015

Collective ownership in renewable energy and opportunities for sustainable degrowth

Conrad Kunze; Sören Becker

Following the renaissance of energy generation from renewable sources around the globe, it was suggested that the shift from fossil to renewable energy could potentially counter the growth orientation of economic activity. In this line of argument, small-scale technology and decentralised ownership, in the field of energy and beyond, are commonly regarded as potential precursors of a sustainable degrowth society. However, these systemic and conceptual considerations have been rarely assessed empirically. This paper wishes to address this research gap. It presents the exploratory findings of an EU-wide survey conducted in 2013 and further discusses the conceptualisation of small-scale ownership structures in renewable energy as an alternative to the community energy concept. Secondly, the paper relates the debates on degrowth to small-scale renewable energy schemes and illustrates its argument with four case studies from Wales, Italy, Spain, and Germany. These cases represent different organisational forms, diverse spatial settings, and varying national policy contexts. In its observations, this paper draws on the concept of collective and politically motivated renewable energy projects (CPE). While still mainly found in niches across Europe and essentially linked to environmental and social movements, we argue that CPE can potentially become blueprints for a turn towards a degrowth practice that will foster the democratisation of renewable energy production.


Archive | 2013

Die Energiewende und ihre geographische Diffusion

Conrad Kunze

Verschiedenste Aspekte des Wechsels von fossilen zu solaren Formen der Energiegewinnung werden im Deutschen als „Energiewende“ apostrophiert. Damit kann sowohl die Verbreitung von Produktionsanlagen wie Windparks und Solarmodulen gemeint sein als auch der steigende Anteil der „Erneuerbaren“ am gesamten Verbrauch. Sogenannte energieautonome Dorfer und Regionen steuern nur einen geringen Teil zu Produktion und Konsum bei, als „best-practice“-Falle sind sie jedoch interessant, bieten sie doch einen Ausblick auf das Zukunftsszenario einer erneuerbaren Vollversorgung.


Archive | 2018

Tiefe Geothermie – Proteste statt Beteiligung

Conrad Kunze; Mareen Pfeiffer

Die Nutzung von tiefer Geothermie war in Deutschland lange Zeit hinsichtlich der gesellschaftlichen Resonanz auf diese Technologie unproblematisch. Von der ersten Anlage 1984 bis zum Jahr 2009 ist nicht eine Protestgruppe dokumentiert. Seit einer Unfallserie, beginnend mit dem Erdbeben in Basel im Jahr 2006, hat sich jedoch eine ganze Gruppe von lokalen Burgerinitiativen (BI) sowie ein bundesweiter Zusammenschluss etabliert.


People, Place & Policy Online | 2014

Transcending community energy: collective and politically motivated projects in renewable energy (CPE) across Europe

Sören Becker; Conrad Kunze


Electronic Green Journal | 2011

The Social Complexity of Renewable Energy Production in the Countryside

Conrad Kunze; Henner Busch


Journal of Cleaner Production | 2017

Community energy and social entrepreneurship: Addressing purpose, organisation and embeddedness of renewable energy projects

Sören Becker; Conrad Kunze; Mihaela Vancea


Utilities Policy | 2016

Social movements and urban energy policy: Assessing contexts, agency and outcomes of remunicipalisation processes in Hamburg and Berlin

Sören Becker; Thomas Blanchet; Conrad Kunze


Archive | 2012

Soziologie der energiewende : erneuerbare energien und die transition des ländlichen raums

Conrad Kunze; Raimar Oestreich


Energy research and social science | 2017

Contested deep geothermal energy in Germany—The emergence of an environmental protest movement

Conrad Kunze; Mareen Hertel


Gaia-ecological Perspectives for Science and Society | 2015

Tiefe Geothermie ‐ von hohen Erwartungen zur Risikotechnologie

Conrad Kunze; Mareen Hertel

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Mihaela Vancea

Open University of Catalonia

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Open University of Catalonia

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