Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy
Lead Research Organisation:
University of East Anglia
Department Name: Environmental Sciences
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Gill Seyfang (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Gill Seyfang (author)
(2010)
Understanding the politics and practice of civil society and citizenship in the UK's energy transition
in Energy Transitions in an Interdependent World, University of Sussex
Hargreaves T
(2013)
Up, Down, round and round: Connecting Regimes and Practices in Innovation for Sustainability
in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
Hargreaves T
(2013)
Grassroots innovations in community energy: The role of intermediaries in niche development
in Global Environmental Change
Sabine Hielscher
(2011)
Community Innovation for Sustainable Energy
Seyfang G
(2012)
Growing Grassroots Innovations: Exploring the Role of Community-Based Initiatives in Governing Sustainable Energy Transitions
in Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy
Seyfang G
(2014)
A grassroots sustainable energy niche? Reflections on community energy in the UK
in Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
| Description | Informing the UK's Community Energy Strategy, which in turn has helped the CE sector to grow. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Energy,Environment |
| Impact Types | Societal Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | Evidence-based input to UK Government Community Energy Strategy Consultation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The strategy has incorporated many of our evidence-based recommendations, which aim to strengthen the emerging community energy sector in the UK and improve the sustainability impacts it can deliver. |
| Description | A Thousand Flowers Blooming? Growing Community Energy for Sustainable, Low-Carbon Futures |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A public debate, panel discussion and project launch event, with a resulting briefing report on the launch event for the Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy project. stronger links with policymakers and practitioners, feeding research findings into current debates |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Community Energy: taking stock, moving forwards? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A public meeting, panel debate and resulting briefing note on the halfway event for the Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy project. The note reflects on the state of the community energy sector in early 2012. we were able to make evidence-based policy recommendations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Presentation on CISE given to policymakers and energy companies at the People, Energy and Buildings research programme dissemination event organised by EPSRC and EDF |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on CISE given to policymakers and energy companies at the People, Energy and Buildings research programme dissemination event organised by EPSRC and EDF, May 11th, London. we were able to make evidence-based policy recommendations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | What lessons get shared? Case studies of community energy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A briefing note on a content analysis of 113 case study reports about community energy projects produced by intermediary organisations. more engagement with practitioners and policymakers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |