Handbook of energy justice for energy cooperatives by Chia Yu Lin

Supports the benchmark "Masterplan Amsterdam Zuid Oost":

This Master student did her research on business models for energy cooperatives in Zuidoost. She shared her findings with the Groene Hub and on Open Research. She did not complete any volunteer-related tasks for Energie Lab Zuidoost’s manifesto.

A way for residents to actively participate within the energy transition is through energy cooperatives. However, understanding the needs of vulnerable groups and their participation within energy cooperatives is still a challenging task. Hence, the central research question emerges: “How might we build a just business model for energy cooperatives?” To address this question, three critical theories were combined: energy justice, business model innovation and cooperative design. Following the field research and design phase, “a handbook of energy justice for energy cooperatives” is created. This handbook serves as an entry point for energy cooperatives to comprehend energy justice and its implications for their business models.

MSc. Thesis - Designing a just business model for citizen-owned energy cooperatives - openresearch.amsterdam

Impact template

Category	Activity	Participants	Place	Time
Livability	Economical, Ecological, Social, Activities	All residents	Test Neighbourhood, My street	Permanent
Input What will participants do?	By combining energy justice framework, business model innovation, and design thinking tools, the handbook helps energy co-operatives reveal how their practice affect energy fairness and use tools to make their approach better match their social goals. Who the handbook is for - Initiators and boards of energy cooperatives - Designers and consultants facilitating just energy transition - General publics who are interested in a fairer future energy
Output What will happen?	When to use the handbook- Initiating a new energy cooperative - Evaluating and reinventing the existing energy cooperative
Outcome What will change?	What is the expected outcome to gain a better grasp of how your energy cooperative’s business model impacts energy (in)justice and to discover ways to adjust the model in order to achieve your social objectives in a just energy transition.
Impact What will be learned?	If this handbook truly contributes to procedural, distributional and recognitial justice!