The impact of the institutional context on the potential contribution of new business models to democratising the energy system
Ruth M. Mourika; Sylvia Breukersa; Luc F.M. van Summerenb; Anna J. Wieczorekb a Duneworks, Eindhoven, The Netherlandsb School of Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Abstract
This chapter investigates how institutional conditions influence business models for community energy projects, which intend to enable community members to gain some level of influence, control, and ownership over the energy system. Taking two examples of community-based virtual power plant projects in the Netherlands and Ireland, we analyse how incumbent institutional arrangements ...
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