TY - JOUR A1 - Blasch, Julia A1 - van der Grijp, Nicolien M. A1 - Petrovics, Daniel A1 - Palm, Jenny A1 - Bocken, Nancy A1 - Darby, Sarah J. A1 - Barnes, Jacob A1 - Hansen, Paula A1 - Kamin, Tanja A1 - Golob, Ursa A1 - Andor, Mark A1 - Sommer, Stephan A1 - Nicita, Agatino A1 - Musolino, Monica A1 - Mlinaric, Masa T1 - New clean energy communities in polycentric settings BT - four avenues for future research JF - Energy Research & Social Science N2 - Given the gaps between EU ambitions regarding energy community development and the current reality of clean energy communities in Europe, we explore a research framework enabling viable multi- and interdisciplinary research into new clean energy communities. We offer a definition of new clean energy communities, discuss their potential for wider dissemination and identify four factors that contribute to the current mismatch between ambitions and reality in energy community development. As a broader framework for interdisciplinary research into the field of new clean energy communities, we propose polycentric governance theory, considering the fact that the area of community energy systems is essentially multi-scalar, and that the rules of engagement in such systems are of great significance. This opens up four avenues for research on energy communities, which we outline in terms of enabling institutional contexts, potential for learning and transferability, business models and value propositions, and evaluation of outcomes and processes. UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102276 KW - Energy communities KW - Socio-technical innovation KW - Energy transitions KW - Polycentric governance KW - Business model innovation KW - Social value creation Y1 - 2021 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102276 UR - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-21057 SN - 2214-6296 VL - 2021 IS - 82 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -