• Collective Action and Social Innovation in the Energy Sector: A Mobilization Model Perspective 

      Gregg, Jay; Nyborg, Sophie; Hansen, Meiken; Schwanitz, Valeria Jana; Wierling, August Hubert; Zeiss, Jan Pedro; Delvaux, Sarah; Saenz, Victor; Polo-Alvarez, Lucia; Candelise, Chiara; Gilcrease, Winston; Arrobbio, Osman; Sciullo, Alessandro; Padovan, Dario (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      This conceptual paper applies a mobilization model to Collective Action Initiatives (CAIs) in the energy sector. The goal is to synthesize aspects of sustainable transition theories with social movement theory to gain ...
    • The Contribution of Energy Communities to the Upscaling of Photovoltaics in Germany and Italy 

      Wierling, August Hubert; Zeiss, Jan Pedro; Lupi, Veronica; Candelise, Chiara; Sciullo, Alessandro; Schwanitz, Valeria Jana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Energy communities (EC) are among the new actors in the energy market, playing an important role in the uptake of photovoltaics (PV) in European markets. This paper estimates their aggregate contribution to the low-carbon ...
    • 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 ...
    • Improving the sustainability of the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences: A translation of the SDGs for higher education institutions and carbon footprint assessment of the Sogndal Campus 

      Zeiss, Jan Pedro; Slaymark, Victoria (contributor) (Master thesis, 2018-05)
      PURPOSE: The purpose of this thesis is twofold: (i) develop an initial draft of a sustainability assessment framework for higher education institutions (HEIs) based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ...
    • 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 ...
    • Statistical evidence on the role of energy cooperatives for the energy transition in European countries 

      Wierling, August Hubert; Schwanitz, Valeria Jana; Zeiss, Jan Pedro; Bout, Celine; Candelise, Chiara; Gilcrease, Winston; Gregg, Jay Sterling (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The share of renewable energy is increasing throughout Europe. Yet, little is known about how much can be attributed to different actors, other than those commercially active. This paper provides empirical evidence of ...