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Renewable Energy Communities

Renewable energy communities are organised, locally based groups, such as citizens, households, small businesses, or municipalities, that collectively produce, consume, store, and sometimes share or sell energy from renewable sources including solar, wind, hydropower, and bioenergy. Rather than a single technology, …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 5× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2642-3146 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Renewable energy communities are organised, locally based groups, such as citizens, households, small businesses, or municipalities, that collectively produce, consume, store, and sometimes share or sell energy from renewable sources including solar, wind, hydropower, and bioenergy. Rather than a single technology, they constitute a participatory model of the energy system in which members jointly own or invest in generation assets and benefit from the resulting energy and economic value. Technically, such communities draw on distributed renewable generation, photovoltaic systems, small wind and hydro installations, and conversion and interfacing technologies such as power-electronic converters, together with storage and local demand management to balance variable supply. They are often analysed alongside broader questions of energy efficiency, alternative power systems, and the integration of renewable generation into buildings and local grids. By aggregating resources and coordinating consumption, renewable energy communities can improve local self-consumption, reduce energy costs, and support grid resilience, while advancing environmental goals through lower fossil-fuel use and emissions. They also carry social dimensions, fostering local engagement, awareness, and a more decentralised and democratic approach to the energy transition. Research in this area addresses the design, optimisation, and economic and environmental performance of community-scale renewable systems and their role in sustainable energy development.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 5 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Energy Conservation (ISSN 2642-3146).

Journal editorial board
Abd El-Fatah Abomohra · Germany Amjad Almusaed · Sweden Andrew Kusiak · United States

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