Learning from Other Community Renewable Energy Projects: Transnational Transfer of Multi-Functional Energy Gardens from the Netherlands to Germany
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Q1: What kind of benefits can the project bring for the territory and the community (ecologic, social, economic, etc.) of the “learning” region?
- Q2: What are the conditions and procedures for the transfer and adaption of the best practices to the Thuringian context?
- Q3: Which elements can be directly transferred, and which need adjustments? What are the similarities and differences of the two contexts?
- Q4: What were the motivations of the stakeholders in engaging in the transfer process? What kind of benefits do they expect?
- Q5: What are the major elements of a viable business model for the MFEG in Thuringia as a learning region?
- Q6: Which challenges are involved in such a transfer process and in a possible implementation of the project?
- Q7: What opportunities are there in organising a cooperation with mentoring organisations, and what are the most important initial implementation steps?
1.1. Literature Review and Background
1.2. Structure of the Article
2. Methods
3. Case Study and Results
- Transfer of the model of multi-functional energy gardens from the Netherlands to Thuringia.
- Transfer of the business model of the energy cooperative Ecopower (Flanders) to the Italian region of Apulia.
- Transfer of a municipality-driven REC model from Magliano Alpi (Italy) to Latvia.
- Transfer of the concept of COMPTEM Enercoop, a Spanish energy cooperative, to the Canary Islands.
3.1. Characteristics and Benefits of Multifunctional Energy Gardens
3.2. The Best Practice Transfer Case: MFEGs in the Netherlands
3.3. Financial Requirements and Economic Benefits
3.4. Renewable Energies and Evolution of Community Energy in Thuringia
4. Discussion
4.1. MFGEs’ Benefits for the Territory and the Community of the “Learning” Region
4.2. Conditions and Procedures for the Transfer and Adaption of the Best Practices to the Thuringian Context
4.3. Need for Adjustment: Similarities and Differences of the Two Contexts
4.4. Perceptions and Motivations of the Stakeholders and Transfer Team
4.5. Major Elements of a Viable Business Model for Thuringia as a Learning Region
4.6. Challenges Involved in the Transfer Process and in Future Implementation of the Project
4.7. Opportunities in the Cooperation with Mentoring Organisations and Identification of Implementation Steps
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Initiative | Area | PV Area | Social Function | Capacity | Connected Households |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mastwijk, Utrecht | 20 ha | 12 ha | 40% | 10.9 MW | 3000 |
Assen-Zuid, Drenthe | 53 ha | 23 ha | 56% | 21.3 MW | 6000 |
Noordmanshoek, Overijssel | 25 ha | 8 ha | 68% | 7.8 MW | 1900 |
De Langenberg, Gelderland (initial phase) | ~20 ha | <1.5 ha | 92.5% | N/A | N/A |
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Di Nucci, M.R.; Krug, M.; Schwarz, L.; Gatta, V.; Laes, E. Learning from Other Community Renewable Energy Projects: Transnational Transfer of Multi-Functional Energy Gardens from the Netherlands to Germany. Energies 2023, 16, 3270. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073270
Di Nucci MR, Krug M, Schwarz L, Gatta V, Laes E. Learning from Other Community Renewable Energy Projects: Transnational Transfer of Multi-Functional Energy Gardens from the Netherlands to Germany. Energies. 2023; 16(7):3270. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073270
Chicago/Turabian StyleDi Nucci, Maria Rosaria, Michael Krug, Lucas Schwarz, Vincenzo Gatta, and Erik Laes. 2023. "Learning from Other Community Renewable Energy Projects: Transnational Transfer of Multi-Functional Energy Gardens from the Netherlands to Germany" Energies 16, no. 7: 3270. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073270