Local Ownership – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:37:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Can tenders help democratize the energy transition in Latin America? https://energytransition.org/2018/08/can-tenders-help-democratize-the-energy-transition-in-latin-america/ https://energytransition.org/2018/08/can-tenders-help-democratize-the-energy-transition-in-latin-america/#respond Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:00:05 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17643 Throughout Latin America, tenders and auctions have been a particularly popular mechanism to push the development of renewables. But communities who could benefit from local renewable energy projects are often excluded, says Maximiliano Proaño. Large-scale renewables are a good start, but everyone should be able to participate in the energy transition (Photo by Abengoa Solar, CC BY 1.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/08/can-tenders-help-democratize-the-energy-transition-in-latin-america/feed/ 0 Will the Energiewende succeed? https://energytransition.org/2018/04/will-the-energiewende-succeed/ https://energytransition.org/2018/04/will-the-energiewende-succeed/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2018 12:30:21 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17024 The energy transition not only needs to reduce carbon emissions, but also strengthen communities. The gap between social sciences and natural sciences must be breached. Craig Morris explains why. Renewable energy can help bring people together (Photo by 1010, CC BY 2.0) When I am asked whether Germany will reach its goals for the share of renewables and/or carbon emissions, I never know how to...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/04/will-the-energiewende-succeed/feed/ 5 How many new power lines will Germany need? https://energytransition.org/2018/04/how-many-new-power-lines-will-germany-need/ https://energytransition.org/2018/04/how-many-new-power-lines-will-germany-need/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:00:37 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17018 Researchers at Germany’s Öko-Institut have published a review of nearly a dozen previous studies on the need for new power lines in a future renewable electricity supply. The main finding is that the research community isn’t yet speaking the same language. Craig Morris explains. How can Germany deal with its overloaded power lines? (Photo by David Iliff, CC-BY-SA 3.0) If Germany spread wind...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/04/how-many-new-power-lines-will-germany-need/feed/ 2 Crisis of trust in California https://energytransition.org/2018/03/crisis-of-trust-in-california/ https://energytransition.org/2018/03/crisis-of-trust-in-california/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:45:58 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16981 California’s power sector is poised to undergo a major upheaval in the next few years. The direction looks good, but the public debate reveals how little the various stakeholders trust each other, says Craig Morris. Americans need a purpose to unite behind: what about homegrown renewable energy? (Photo by Ja.hess, edited, CC BY-SA 4.0) In January, my colleague Ben Paulos published an article here...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/03/crisis-of-trust-in-california/feed/ 1 Share of German citizen renewable energy shrinking https://energytransition.org/2018/02/share-of-german-citizen-renewable-energy-shrinking/ https://energytransition.org/2018/02/share-of-german-citizen-renewable-energy-shrinking/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2018 14:00:53 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16707 Unexpectedly, Trend Research have updated their controversial study from 2013. The share of citizen investments in renewables remains high but has clearly fallen. Craig Morris goes in-depth on the controversy. Citizen’s projects began the German Energiewende, but times are changing (Photo by MrRenewables, edited, CC BY-SA 3.0) Let’s go ahead and start with the new data up to 2016 in Trend Research’...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/02/share-of-german-citizen-renewable-energy-shrinking/feed/ 4 Community choice energy drives renewable growth in California https://energytransition.org/2018/01/community-choice-energy-drives-renewable-growth-in-california/ https://energytransition.org/2018/01/community-choice-energy-drives-renewable-growth-in-california/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:15:31 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16556 Community choice aggregation (CCA) is a tool to encourage local control of energy systems that can drive significant growth in clean energy. In California, communities are using CCA to invest in renewable energy; in other US states, it’s a different story. Ben Paulos takes a look. Workers from RichmondBUILD install solar panels (Photo by MCE Clean Energy) As communities across America seek to take...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/01/community-choice-energy-drives-renewable-growth-in-california/feed/ 2 Can the Brooklyn Microgrid project revolutionise the energy market? https://energytransition.org/2018/01/can-the-brooklyn-microgrid-project-revolutionise-the-energy-market/ https://energytransition.org/2018/01/can-the-brooklyn-microgrid-project-revolutionise-the-energy-market/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:00:13 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16598 A New York-based energy project built on blockchain is currently attempting to create peer-to-peer marketplaces for distributed energy. As the global energy market is still trapped in a previous era and needs an urgent and thorough redesign, the Brooklyn Microgrid could be a game changer. Urszula Papajak explains. People are energized, very willing to learn and participate in energy markets...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/01/can-the-brooklyn-microgrid-project-revolutionise-the-energy-market/feed/ 2 Are renewables good for democracy? Not necessarily. https://energytransition.org/2017/08/are-renewables-good-for-democracy-not-necessarily/ https://energytransition.org/2017/08/are-renewables-good-for-democracy-not-necessarily/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:00:01 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=15570 In Carbon Democracy, Timothy Mitchell describes how people’s ability to sabotage the economic system strengthened democracy. Craig Morris wonders what the future holds – and if the year 2050 might be cleaner, but also less democratic. Citizen energy – made possible by renewables – is coming under attack. (Source: Bündnis Bürgerenergie e.V., Jörg Farys) This is part four of a series on democracy...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/08/are-renewables-good-for-democracy-not-necessarily/feed/ 1 Bioeconomy prospects and cases in the rural arctic areas of Lapland https://energytransition.org/2017/02/bioeconomy-prospects-and-cases-in-the-rural-arctic-areas-of-lapland/ https://energytransition.org/2017/02/bioeconomy-prospects-and-cases-in-the-rural-arctic-areas-of-lapland/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2017 14:00:06 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=14415 The whole of Finland is now buzzing about bioeconomy. The Finnish bioeconomy strategy defines bioeconomy as an economy which uses renewable natural resources when producing food, energy, products and services. The strategy also states that through developing bioeconomy, Finland will create economic growth and new jobs while also securing the diversity of the natural ecosystem.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/02/bioeconomy-prospects-and-cases-in-the-rural-arctic-areas-of-lapland/feed/ 0 Canada’s first 100% renewable energy community project https://energytransition.org/2016/12/canadas-first-100-renewable-energy-community-project/ https://energytransition.org/2016/12/canadas-first-100-renewable-energy-community-project/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2016 15:00:24 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11789 Oxford County, Ontario, has just opened a wind farm as part of a project to go 100% renewables for electricity and heat. Craig Morris visited the project, which could become a role model for the entire country. Oxford County is set to become Canada’s first 100% renewable energy community. (Photo: Craig Morris) “You are doing something special,” José Etcheverry tells a group of locals at an...

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