• Citizen-led initiatives in the German wind energy sector - a qualitative and quantitative exploration 

      von Beck, Constantin (Master thesis, 2021)
      Onshore wind energy development in Germany faces a problem, the citizens do not want wind turbines in their backyard (NIMBY). Citizen-led initiatives, prominently in form of energy cooperatives, are deemed to increase the ...
    • A Europe-wide inventory of citizen-led energy action with data from 29 countries and over 10000 initiatives 

      Wierling, August Hubert; Schwanitz, Valeria Jana; Zeiss, Jan Pedro; von Beck, Constantin; Paudler, Heather Jean Arghandeh; Koren, Ingrid Knutsdotter; Kraudzun, Tobias; Marcroft, Timothy Peter; Müller, Lukas; Andreadakis, Zacharias; Candelise, Chiara; Dufner, Simon; Getabecha, Melake; Glaase, Grete; Hubert, Wit; Lupi, Veronica; Majidi, Sona; Mohammadi, Shirin; Safara Nosar, Negar; du Pont, Yann Robiou; Roots, Philippa; Tadeusz, Jósef Rudek; Sciullo, Alessandro; Sehdev, Gayatri; Ziaabadi, Mehran; Zoubin, Nahid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Numerous case studies show that citizens engage in various ways in renewable and low carbon energy projects, thereby contributing to the sustainable energy transition. To date, however, a systematic and cross-country ...
    • Statistical evidence for the contribution of citizen-led initiatives and projects to the energy transition in Europe 

      Schwanitz, Valeria Jana; Wierling, August Hubert; Paudler, Heather Jean Arghandeh; Zeiss, Jan Pedro; von Beck, Constantin; Marcroft, Timothy Peter; Koren, Ingrid Knutsdotter; Mueller, Lukas; Kraudzun, Tobias; Dufner, Simon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Statistical accounting of the impacts of citizen-led energy initiatives is absent, despite their impact on increased energy self-sufficiency and ramping up of renewable energies, local sustainable development, greater ...