Energy Transition Financing Consumer Co-Ownership in Renewables
Consumer (co-)ownership in renewable energy (RE) is essential to the overall success of Energy Transition. In June 2018, the European Union agreed on a corresponding enabling framework as part of a recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). The tr
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Jens Lowitzsch
Energy Transition
Jens Lowitzsch Editor
Energy Transition Financing Consumer Co-Ownership in Renewables
Editor Jens Lowitzsch European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
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Foreword by Theresa Griffin
First of all I would like to thank Professor Dr iur. Jens Lowitzsch for inviting me to contribute to this very important book, on a subject that is dear to my heart and one that I have fought tirelessly to bring to the forefront of European energy policy. Energy is something we can sometimes take for granted. However, we know that our energy security is at risk, we know the threat posed by climate change and we know that the most vulnerable in our society struggle to pay their energy bills. So it is crucial we keep improving energy policy at all levels. We have the privilege to be part of the debate on energy at a time when so many aspects of our energy system are experiencing a transition: incredible growth in the share of renewables and storage; digitalisation of our economies enabling the development of smart homes, smart meters and demand-side management; increased awareness from evergrowing numbers of Europeans that green energy is the way forward. For each of these challenges, it is my deeply held belief that, when developing legislation, when taking any decision, the EU needs to think how that legislation will directly affect its ci
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