Promoting Social Innovation and Citizen Participation in the local Energy Transition

Over the past three years, ENGAGE has researched how social innovations – new social practices and forms of organization – can contribute to strengthened citizen participation in the energy transition. At the end of the project, the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) has now published its research findings. ‘The energy transition is […]

ENGAGE Innovation Workshop

We want to enable the energy transition with social innovations! In this innovation workshop, we want to introduce you to the potential of social innovation in the energy transition and work with you to develop new ideas to expand the ENGAGE project. Project ideas for new products and services are to be developed, tested and […]

ENGAGE kick-off: social innovation – now!

The evidence is in: a clear majority of Germans support renewable energy expansion (82%) and view the energy transition as a collaborative effort that requires everyone to do their share (83%). At the same time, many perceive the actual implementation process as chaotic and unfair and criticise the lack of opportunities for civil society to […]