Soeiro Susana, Ferreira Dias Marta
GOVCOPP - Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies, DEGEIT, Campus Universitário de Santiago, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
GOVCOPP - Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies, DEGEIT - Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Heliyon. 2020 Jul 21;6(7):e04511. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04511. eCollection 2020 Jul.
With the implementation of the EU's key climate and energy policy objectives, there is a transition to a new energy system where renewable energy sources are pushed and where new technologies need to be developed and adopted. The energy transition may result in deeper participation of individual consumers or citizens in community-based initiatives. Those communities operate collectively in the energy market producing RE or in local networks, based on local collaborations. The development of energy communities is not the same in all member state. Moreover, it is noted that their development is different depending on the European country. The aim of this paper is to collect data, using a survey, to study and to better understand what the citizen energy initiatives are, their main features and the motivations of individuals to participate on it. The citizens participation is a crucial point for the development of this type of communities. The main motivation for participation in these communities seems to be concerns about environmental and climate impacts. We also note that in these communities the trust is very important for the development of any RE project.
随着欧盟关键气候和能源政策目标的实施，正朝着一种新能源系统过渡，在这种系统中，可再生能源受到推动，新技术需要得到开发和采用。能源转型可能会使个人消费者或公民更深入地参与基于社区的倡议。这些社区在能源市场上集体运营，基于当地合作生产可再生能源或参与当地网络。能源社区在所有成员国的发展情况并不相同。此外，值得注意的是，其发展因欧洲国家而异。本文的目的是通过一项调查收集数据，以研究并更好地了解公民能源倡议是什么、其主要特征以及个人参与其中的动机。公民参与是这类社区发展的关键因素。参与这些社区的主要动机似乎是对环境和气候影响的担忧。我们还注意到，在这些社区中，信任对于任何可再生能源项目的发展都非常重要。
