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Dutch Master Theses on Energy Powerty and Gender Inequality
As part of the Gender & Energy Task, two Masters Theses have been completed at the Delft University of Technology. The first one is Mapping the Mindsets of Dutch
Research in Policy and Practice
The Gender and Energy Research Symposium: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? How do we get there? was held at the University of Twente, the
Public Engagement for Energy Infrastructure Task: An interactive tool for guiding meaningful engagement in energy infrastructure projects
The Public Engagement for Energy Infrastructure Task has launched its interactive guide during a UsersTCP Academy Webinar Based on year-long research, including methodologies on literature review, the assessment of
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Guidelines for citizens, developers and policymakers on public engagement for energy infrastructure projects
The final deliverable of the UsersTCP Task Public Engagement in Energy Infrastructure summarises the research findings into an interactive tool for guiding meaningful engagement in energy projects.
Report: Assessing the impacts of public engagement in energy infrastructure projects
This report aims to assess 98 cases of public engagement in energy infrastructure projects to reveal impacts on the project development process and its outcomes.
GO-P2P Policy Brief – Unlocking local energy markets
This policy briefing explores the policy changes needed to implement P2P/TE/CSC models, based on GO-P2P’s findings so far.
The UsersTCP Academy builds on the success of a half century of webinars delivered through the DSM University. The new series provides access to the knowledge developed through our research programme and the work of our partners.