Heitkemper, Jana (2021) How can digital tools be used to engage citizens in the energy transition? A case study of the simulation tool ESSIM within the H2020 Making City Project. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
Considering the importance of a citizen-centric energy transition approach, this paper aims to answer the question of how digital tools can be used to engage citizens in the energy transition and specifically concentrates on the energy system simulation tool ESSIM. This research is a collaboration within TNO, the Dutch Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, and is situated within the European H2020 Making City Project in Groningen. Overall, interviews with homeowners suggest that Groningen has neither established a strong culture of engagement outside of citizens’ homes, nor engages citizens digitally. Additionally, the challenges of offline and online participation in the energy transition on an individual, community and municipal level are discussed. Based on these findings, this paper presents two scenarios for potential engagement tools based on ESSIM. The first applies ESSIM in an individual use case, while the second concentrates on ESSIM’s use in collective contexts, such as participatory energy planning. Subsequently, recommendations to the municipality, developers and context of citizen engagement tools are given.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Huitema, G.B. |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Sep 2021 09:25 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Sep 2021 09:25 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/89 |
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