A5055706476- Corporate Governance and Law
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Cooperative Studies and Economics
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Energy Efficiency and Management
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Public-Private Partnership Projects
- Labor Movements and Unions
- EU Law and Policy Analysis
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance
- Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
- Socio-economic Development and Sustainability
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Corporate Governance and Management
- Sharing Economy and Platforms
European University Viadrina
2017-2025
Freie Universität Berlin
2009
The recast of the European Union Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) entered into force in December 2018, followed by Internal Electricity Market (IEMD) and Regulation (IEMR) as part Clean for all Europeans Package. RED II, that 28 Member States have until June 2021 to transpose national law, defines "Renewable Communities" (RECs), introduces a governance model them possibility energy sharing within REC. It also provides an "enabling framework" put RECs on equal footing with other market...
The recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) provides an enabling framework for "Renewable Communities" (RECs) that is being transposed into law by 27 European Union Member States June 2021. RECs are majority owned local members or shareholders who authorized to share energy within community, offering potential unlock private investment and financing renewable sources provide social benefits. However, successful implementation a just transition requires coupling technological...
The unequal distribution of costs and benefits the energy transition is a challenge for justice policy. Although empowerment consumers to participate in renewable communities (RECs) has great potential just transition, vulnerable remain underrepresented RE projects. recast European directive obliges Member States facilitate participation support their inclusion its “enabling framework” prosumership. However, type specific design corresponding measures remains unclear. Against this background...
Energy Efficiency Contracting (EEC) enables structural improvements in buildings by financing upgrades through the savings generated, eliminating need for upfront investment property owners. Although model supports energy transition and reduction GHG emissions, its adoption private sector faces relevant barriers such as lack of information from Service Companies (ESCOs), distrust clients benefits with no costs, legal behavioral barriers. To overcome these challenges, FinSESCo platform,...
This study follows a multi-disciplinary approach to implementing an Energy Community (ECs) in Vega de Valcarce, rural town Spain. ECs are entities that encompass collective actions of citizens and other actors towards the open, democratic governance renewable energy sources; can take various technical organisational forms. developed evaluated socially accepted, technically optimal feasible options for implementation EC at Valcarce. We conducted participatory multi-criteria analysis...
Energy Efficiency Contracting (EEC) enables structural improvements in buildings by financing upgrades through the savings generated, eliminating need for upfront investment property owners. Although model supports energy transition and reduction GHG emissions, its adoption private sector faces relevant barriers such as lack of information from Service Companies (ESCOs), distrust clients benefits with no costs, legal behavioral barriers. To overcome these challenges, FinSESCo platform,...
The 2018 recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) defines “renewable energy communities” (RECs), introducing a new governance model and possibility sharing for them. It has to be transposed into national law by all European Union Member States until June 2021. This article introduces consumer stock ownership plans (CSOPs) as prototype business RECs. Based on analysis dataset 67 best-practice cases (co-) from 18 countries it demonstrates importance flexibility models include...
Purpose With a third of business successions failing, the EU is still confronted with haemorrhage around 150,000 enterprises and 600,000 jobs every year. Although 30 years research have confirmed positive effects employee share ownership (ESO) for European its important function succession, best practice, such as US ESOP, thinly spread across EU. Nevertheless, Member States (MS) developed broad variety ESO schemes involving intermediary entities to acquire administer shares in employer firm...
Purpose This article provides an overview of the different measures promoting EFP schemes that are in place across EU-27 and United Kingdom classifies Member States according to a “success score” given each measure. “Success” is measured by degree which both soft hard criteria have contributed promotion countries. Design/methodology/approach The assesses progress EU 27 UK using three indicators: (i) legal framework, (ii) fiscal incentives (iii) political support social dialogue obtain...
Water supply issues and sustainable urban development are inextricably linked in cities across the world becoming even more urgent given everincreasing scale nature of demand. As with many large world, Berlin is situated along a river, Spree. What regularly causes massive fish death not emission-intensive industries or citizens illegally disposing waste. During heavy rainfall as sewers threaten to become overburdened, combined sewage system discharges its contents directly into river prevent...
The transition from fossil fuel-based to renewable energy sources is one of the main economic and social challenges early 21st century. Due volatile character wind solar power production, matching supply demand essential for this be successful. In context, willingness private consumers use flexibly has gained growing attention. Research indicates that a viable driver motivate flexible make them (co-)owners production facilities. However, existing research only analyzed question an aggregated...