Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development (Mar 2017)

ICT for Community Energy

  • Caroline Van der Weerdt,
  • Richard Carmichael,
  • Björn Palm

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21622/resd.2017.03.1.071
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 71 – 73

Abstract

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Community energy initiatives are becoming more and more widespread. For them to be successful and flourish, engagement from people in the community is a prerequisite. ICT can provide the means to support engagement, by helping people to assess the impact and benefits of a CE project and by capturing and disseminating the benefits. Also, ICT can support with the design and management of a CE project; and lastly ICT can support research on the topic

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