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GI briefing 18: The Rise of Citizen Power Plants in Germany

GI briefing 18: The Rise of Citizen Power Plants in Germany

  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 »

Visiting grassroots innovation researcher comes to SPRU

Visiting grassroots innovation researcher comes to SPRU

Anna Schreuer, researcher at the Inter-University Research Centre (IFZ) in Graz and PhD student at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria, will be coming to the University of Sussex for a research visit in October and November 2012.  Anna’s research looks at citizen engagement in energy issues, focusing specifically on collective citizen ownership of green electricity … Continue reading »