Upcoming lectures:

European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance – ESEIA cordially invites you to attend the thirteenth in a series of ESEIA  international lectures entitled Sustainable Energy Innovation Systems for Climate Neutrality.

The thirteenth lecture, on The Uptake of Renewables in European Local Communities will be held on 3 April 2025, 19.00 -21.00, online.

ESEIA 13^th Lecture: 3 April 2025, 19.00 – 21.00 CET
Topic: The Uptake of Renewables in European Local Communities
Location: Online, Registration Deadline: 1 April 2025, using this Link.

Program Highlights:

Invited Lecture by: Frans Coenen, Utwente, NL
Response 1: Manuel Casquiço, Adene, PT
Chair: Günter Getzinger, TU Graz, AT
Host: Rector TU Graz

Abstract:

Why does my community house still not have a solar-thermal heating system or an electric loading station for e-vehicles? The reason may be a lack of policy support, financial incentives, lack of knowledge, technological support, and energy infrastructure planning by stakeholders and local governments.

This lecture evening will reveal how barriers to a wider market uptake of renewables can be overcome and how upscaling can work. The lecturers will present demo cases from a number of EU countries. They will demonstrate how to overcome barriers and how market upscaling of specific energy systems can be effectively facilitated by providing guidelines and tools for communities, policymakers, and stakeholders alike.

About the main speaker:
Dr. Frans H.J.M. Coenen is an Associate Professor at CSTM – the Section of Governance and Technology for Sustainability, within the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences (BMS) at the University of Twente, where he has been a faculty member since 1987. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Ph.D. in Environmental Policy Planning, with over 35 years of experience in social science sustainable development research. His expertise includes local and regional sustainable development, capacity development for sustainability, participation in sustainable development with a focus on the quality of environmental decision-making, environmental policy planning, and public policy evaluation. Currently, his research and teaching primarily focus on the governance and barriers in the energy transition, with involvement in multiple projects related to renewable energy and the local energy transition.

We invite you to register for online participation before 1 April.

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Contact: 

• ESEIA Team: office@eseia.eu