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Book chapter: Exploring niche development processes among community energy initiatives
Sabine Hielscher, Gill Seyfang and Adrian Smith from the CISE project have a chapter in a new book on Innovations in Sustainable Consumption. Hielscher, S., Seyfang, G. and Smith, A. (2013) ‘Grassroot… more →
Grassroots Innovations
GI briefing 18: The Rise of Citizen Power Plants in Germany
wrote 2 months ago: The Rise of Citizen Power Plants in Germany: How do they emerge and spread? Anna Schreuer rep … more →
Welsh Government Failing on Community Energy
wrote 2 months ago: An influential report has provided damning evidence of the Welsh Government’s lack of progress … more →
Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust: An Innovation History
wrote 3 months ago: January 2013, Sabine Hielscher. The Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust is a company limited by guarantee w … more →
Carbon Rationing Action Groups: An Innovation History
wrote 3 months ago: January 2013, Sabine Hielscher. Carbon Rationing Action Groups (CRAGs) are community-based groups wh … more →
Choosing a Legal Structure for a Community Energy Project
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wrote 3 months ago: Connecting communities to their local renewable power supply seems to me to be one of the best ways … more →
Grassroots innovations study produces prize-winning paper
wrote 4 months ago: Academics from the University of East Anglia’s research group 3S (Science, Society and Sustain … more →
Dyfi Solar Club: An Innovation History
wrote 4 months ago: December 2012, Tom Hargreaves. The Dyfi Solar Club ran from 1998 until 2003, initially part-funded b … more →
Hyde Farm Climate Action Network: An Innovation History
wrote 4 months ago: December 2012, Mari Martiskainen. Hyde Farm Climate Action Network (CAN) was set up in 2007 to raise … more →
Bristol Green Doors: An Innovation History
wrote 5 months ago: November 2012, Tom Hargreaves. Bristol Green Doors is a community interest company that promo … more →
GI Briefing 16: The Community Energy Sector: Findings from the 2011 survey
wrote 6 months ago: Community energy has been supported by successive UK governments aiming to harness its potential to … more →
Lyndhurst Community Centre: An Innovation History
wrote 6 months ago: October 2012, Mari Martiskainen. Lyndhurst Community Centre is a charity-run community building loca … more →
South Wheatley Environmental Trust Wind Turbine Project: An Innovation History
wrote 6 months ago: October 2012, Sabine Hielscher The South Wheatley wind turbine is a hamlet-based community-owned ren … more →
Student Switch Off: An Innovation History
wrote 6 months ago: October 2012, Tom Hargreaves. Student Switch Off is a behaviour change campaign that uses small priz … more →
Working Paper: Community Energy in the UK
wrote 7 months ago: A new working paper presents results of our survey of community energy projects in the UK. Community … more →
Reepham Green Team: An Innovation History
wrote 9 months ago: August 2012, Tom Hargreaves. The Reepham Green Team is an informal social network drawn from … more →
CISE work with the Brighton Energy Coop: Persistence, determination and adaptability
wrote 11 months ago: BEC launches their community energy share issue Sabine Hielscher writes: On Wednesday the 16th of Ma … more →
International Workshop on Grassroots Innovations for Sustainability
wrote 11 months ago: “Community food projects are not about food, and community energy projects are not about energy” was … more →
Visiting grassroots innovation researcher comes to SPRU
wrote 1 year ago: Anna Schreuer, researcher at the Inter-University Research Centre (IFZ) in Graz and PhD student at t … more →
GI Briefing 11: Community Energy Scenarios
wrote 1 year ago: Community Energy Scenarios: More than scenes from a fortune teller’s ball The CISE team have been th … more →
