The Rise of Citizen Power Plants in Germany: How do they emerge and spread? Anna Schreuer reports on her research into citizen power in Germany which provides an informative comparison with CISE’s work on community energy in the UK and Finland. Here she provides an introduction to citizen power in Germany and discusses its emergence … Continue reading »
A Global Community Currency Movement? Unity and Diversity in Practice We present key findings of the GICC (Grassroots Innovations: Community Currencies) project’s analysis of the activities and characteristics of the international community currency movement (November 2012) GI briefing 17 A Global Community Currency Movement?
Community energy has been supported by successive UK governments aiming to harness its potential to support sustainable energy transitions. Our survey of UK community energy groups aims to provide robust evidence of the scope, scale, character, activities and challenges faced by the sector, to support such policymaking. Our research reveals several key issues to be … Continue reading »
Community Currencies and Sustainability: New economics objectives and orientations Community currencies have long been associated with the environmental movement, and in this briefing we identify various sustainability rationales for developing these grassroots innovations. (October 2012) GI briefing 15 Community Currencies and Sustainability
Mapping Community Currencies: Varieties and Geographies This briefing presents new empirical evidence from the first international study of the scope and character of community currencies. It identifies the diversity, scale, geography and development trajectory of these initiatives, undertaken as part of the Grassroots Innovation: Complementary Currencies project. (October 2012) GI briefing 14 Mapping Community Currencies
The Global Spread of Community Currencies: International diffusion over the last 30 years We describe the geographical trajectory of grassroots currency movements over the last 30 years based on international scoping work undertaken as part of the Grassroots Innovation: Complementary Currencies project. (October 2012) GI briefing 13: The global spread of community currencies
Community Energy: Taking stock, moving forwards? The CISE (Community Innovation for Sustainable Energy) project hosts an event to assess the impact of recent policy developments on the community energy sector. (March 2012) Grassroots Innovation Briefings 12: Community Energy: Taking Stock, Moving Forwards?
Community Energy Scenarios: More than scenes from a fortune teller’s ball The CISE team have been thinking about community energy in alternative settings to develop community energy scenarios. We organised a workshop and invited practitioners and academics involved in community energy/ community climate action, to explore and envisage the contribution of community energy to the future … Continue reading »
Intermediation In Shifting Policy Contexts: Interviews with community energy actors Sabine Hielscher reports on the findings of the CISE (Community Innovations for Sustainable Energy) project’s first fifteen interviews with community energy intermediaries to find out about the shifting roles played by them and their networks in supporting community energy. (October 2011) Grassroots Innovation Briefings 10: Intermediaries
What Lessons Get Shared? Case studies of community energy Tom Hargreaves looks at existing case studies of community energy projects from across the UK to find out what sorts of projects are getting noticed, what sorts of experiences and lessons are being shared, and how this might contribute to developing the community energy sector. (September 2011) … Continue reading »
