Energy to Design Communities. Energy Communities and Communities of Practice to Support Marginal Areas in Abruzzo.
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2024
Abstract:
This contribution reports on an ongoing analytical experiment aimed at establishing a
Renewable Energy Community in Taranta Peligna (CH), a highly marginalised municipality
in the Italian Abruzzo region. The aim is to activate a Community of Practice to support local
artisanal resources of high quality for the enhancement of energy and productive resources
and thus to counteract the worrying depopulation that is taking place. With a systemic
multi-objective approach to research, it is planned to define a distributed and collaborative
model based on proximity, where the Municipality, with the participation of the community
and the patronage of the Maiella Park Authority, can guide the creation of Energy Communities
to obtain environmental, social, and economic benefits. In this perspective, a feasibility
study based on an open-access geographic information system will provide an overview of
the current energy situation, recovering the industrial and environmental heritage to define
clean energy design scenarios, overcome energy poverty, generate economic improvements,
and promote social awareness. Thanks to the holistic lever of systemic design, the
proposed model faces difficulties in overcoming the classical economic approach and the
deeply rooted individual culture, designing inclusive community-centered scenarios for
social, cultural, economic, and, not least, energetic innovation.
However, the research can only benefit from a local production model within the Maiella
National Park, a UNESCO Geopark since 2021, rich in clean energy and authentic
communities, witness of a strong manufacturing and industrial history characterized by
excellence and authenticity.
Tipologia CRIS:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Marginal Areas, Renewable Energy Communities, Communities of Practice (CoP), Open
Access Geographic Information Systems, Local Supply Chain.
Elenco autori:
Gaddi, Rossana; Massacesi, Raffaella; Mastrolonardo, Luciana; Stefano, Davide
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