Maciej M. Sokołowski holds a PhD in law (summa cum laude), with habilitation (Doctor of Science, DSc). He is a Specially Appointed Associate Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management of Keio University, Japan, associated with the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw, Poland. He is an expert in the field of energy law and energy sector, the author of three books on energy regulation as well as about eighty papers and reports on public law and climate-energy policy.Anna Visvizi, PhD (dr hab.), is an economist and political scientist, editor, researcher, and political consultant with extensive experience in academia, think-tank and government sectors in Europe and the United States, including the OECD. She is an Associate Professor at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland, Visiting Professor at Effat University, Saudi Arabia, and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity (IHGP), at the American College of Greece. Her expertise covers issues pertinent to the intersection of politics, economics and ICT, especially AI and blockchain, in such domains as smart cities/smart villages, geopolitics, and business management.

• About the authorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Exploring the Smart Cities – Energy Communities Nexus: Issues and ChallengesMaciej M. Sokołowski and Anna Visvizi Part I The Smart Cities – Energy Communities NexusChapter 2 Energy Communities in Smart Urban Ecosystems: Institutional, Organisational, Psychological, Technological IssuesAnita De Franco, Stefano Moroni, and Roberto De Lotto Chapter 3 Exploring Tensions in Urban Energy CommunitiesEeva-Lotta Apajalahti, Salvatore Ruggiero, Jani Lukkarinen, and Senja LaaksoChapter 4 Energy Companies, Energy Communities, and Smart CitiesDaniela Aguilar AbaunzaChapter 5 Sustainable Urban Industrial Areas through Energy CommunitiesMaria Rosaria Sessa, Ornella Malandrino, Benedetta Esposito, Daniela Sica, and Mario Testa Chapter 6 Energy Management in Energy CommunitiesGraeme Stuart and Leticia Ozawa-Meida Chapter 7 Smart Energy Solutions: Two-Way Energy Information Exchange between Utility Companies amd ProsumersMohamad Kashef, Orlando Troisi, and Anna VisviziPart II The Legal Perspective to Energy CommunitiesChapter 8 Smart Energy Communities and Financial Support under EU and State Law and PoliciesTheodoros G. IliopoulosChapter 9 Energy Communities and the State Aid RulesMagdalena PorzeżyńskaChapter 10 Coop-Production of Heat and Power: CHP in Cogenatives and Cogenmunities (Co-CHPs)Maciej M. Sokołowski and Marc A. RosenChapter 11 Energy Efficiency as a Tool for Energy Poverty Reduction: A Legal PerspectiveMaíra Tito, Tiago de Melo Cartaxo, Caroline de Lima Ferraz, Nevin Alija, and Maria Manuel MerujeChapter 12 The Essential Elements of the Regulatory Frameworks Governing Renewable Energy Communities: A Comparative AnalysisHao ZhangChapter 13 Electricity Storage in Energy Communities: Regulatory and Policy-Making ConsiderationsAnton Ming-Zhi Gao and Yash Chawla Part III Case StudiesChapter 14 Personal Data Protection Issues in the Context of Smart Cities SolutionsFumio Shimpo and Piotr MikusekChapter 15 Enablers and Constraints to Energy Communities: Lessons for Energy Communities in Sub-Saharan AfricaAndrew Emmanuel Okem and Debora LeyChapter 16 Planning a Low-Carbon City in a High-Carbon State: The Case of Edmonton, AlbertaSonak Patel and John R. ParkinsChapter 17 Smart Energy Networks, Decarbonization and Public Utility Infrastructure Resilience: The Case of JapanShinichi Kusanagi Chapter 18 Exploring the Role of Energy Communities in Facilitating a Just Energy Transition and Smart City Development in Sub-Saharan AfricaEkeminiabasi Eyita-Okon and Mmabatho Mongae Chapter 19 Towards Localised Green Technologies and the Emergence of Energy Communities: The Case of South AfricaSibusiso Nxumalo and Danford ChibvongodzeChapter 20 Fighting Energy Poverty through Local Energy Communities: Insights from PortugalInês F. G. Reis, Rui Pimenta, Ivo Gonçalves, Marta A. R. Lopes, and Carlos Henggeler AntunesIndex

Maciej M. Sokołowski holds a PhD in law (summa cum laude), with habilitation (Doctor of Science, DSc). He is a Specially Appointed Associate Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management of Keio University, Japan, associated with the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw, Poland. He is an expert in the field of energy law and energy sector, the author of three books on energy regulation as well as about eighty papers and reports on public law and climate-energy policy.Anna Visvizi, PhD (dr hab.), is an economist and political scientist, editor, researcher, and political consultant with extensive experience in academia, think-tank and government sectors in Europe and the United States, including the OECD. She is an Associate Professor at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland, Visiting Professor at Effat University, Saudi Arabia, and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity (IHGP), at the American College of Greece. Her expertise covers issues pertinent to the intersection of politics, economics and ICT, especially AI and blockchain, in such domains as smart cities/smart villages, geopolitics, and business management.

• About the authorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Exploring the Smart Cities – Energy Communities Nexus: Issues and ChallengesMaciej M. Sokołowski and Anna Visvizi Part I The Smart Cities – Energy Communities NexusChapter 2 Energy Communities in Smart Urban Ecosystems: Institutional, Organisational, Psychological, Technological IssuesAnita De Franco, Stefano Moroni, and Roberto De Lotto Chapter 3 Exploring Tensions in Urban Energy CommunitiesEeva-Lotta Apajalahti, Salvatore Ruggiero, Jani Lukkarinen, and Senja LaaksoChapter 4 Energy Companies, Energy Communities, and Smart CitiesDaniela Aguilar AbaunzaChapter 5 Sustainable Urban Industrial Areas through Energy CommunitiesMaria Rosaria Sessa, Ornella Malandrino, Benedetta Esposito, Daniela Sica, and Mario Testa Chapter 6 Energy Management in Energy CommunitiesGraeme Stuart and Leticia Ozawa-Meida Chapter 7 Smart Energy Solutions: Two-Way Energy Information Exchange between Utility Companies amd ProsumersMohamad Kashef, Orlando Troisi, and Anna VisviziPart II The Legal Perspective to Energy CommunitiesChapter 8 Smart Energy Communities and Financial Support under EU and State Law and PoliciesTheodoros G. IliopoulosChapter 9 Energy Communities and the State Aid RulesMagdalena PorzeżyńskaChapter 10 Coop-Production of Heat and Power: CHP in Cogenatives and Cogenmunities (Co-CHPs)Maciej M. Sokołowski and Marc A. RosenChapter 11 Energy Efficiency as a Tool for Energy Poverty Reduction: A Legal PerspectiveMaíra Tito, Tiago de Melo Cartaxo, Caroline de Lima Ferraz, Nevin Alija, and Maria Manuel MerujeChapter 12 The Essential Elements of the Regulatory Frameworks Governing Renewable Energy Communities: A Comparative AnalysisHao ZhangChapter 13 Electricity Storage in Energy Communities: Regulatory and Policy-Making ConsiderationsAnton Ming-Zhi Gao and Yash Chawla Part III Case StudiesChapter 14 Personal Data Protection Issues in the Context of Smart Cities SolutionsFumio Shimpo and Piotr MikusekChapter 15 Enablers and Constraints to Energy Communities: Lessons for Energy Communities in Sub-Saharan AfricaAndrew Emmanuel Okem and Debora LeyChapter 16 Planning a Low-Carbon City in a High-Carbon State: The Case of Edmonton, AlbertaSonak Patel and John R. ParkinsChapter 17 Smart Energy Networks, Decarbonization and Public Utility Infrastructure Resilience: The Case of JapanShinichi Kusanagi Chapter 18 Exploring the Role of Energy Communities in Facilitating a Just Energy Transition and Smart City Development in Sub-Saharan AfricaEkeminiabasi Eyita-Okon and Mmabatho Mongae Chapter 19 Towards Localised Green Technologies and the Emergence of Energy Communities: The Case of South AfricaSibusiso Nxumalo and Danford ChibvongodzeChapter 20 Fighting Energy Poverty through Local Energy Communities: Insights from PortugalInês F. G. Reis, Rui Pimenta, Ivo Gonçalves, Marta A. R. Lopes, and Carlos Henggeler AntunesIndex

Maciej M. Sokołowski holds a PhD in law (summa cum laude), with habilitation (Doctor of Science, DSc). He is a Specially Appointed Associate Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management of Keio University, Japan, associated with the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw, Poland. He is an expert in the field of energy law and energy sector, the author of three books on energy regulation as well as about eighty papers and reports on public law and climate-energy policy.Anna Visvizi, PhD (dr hab.), is an economist and political scientist, editor, researcher, and political consultant with extensive experience in academia, think-tank and government sectors in Europe and the United States, including the OECD. She is an Associate Professor at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland, Visiting Professor at Effat University, Saudi Arabia, and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity (IHGP), at the American College of Greece. Her expertise covers issues pertinent to the intersection of politics, economics and ICT, especially AI and blockchain, in such domains as smart cities/smart villages, geopolitics, and business management.

• About the authorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Exploring the Smart Cities – Energy Communities Nexus: Issues and ChallengesMaciej M. Sokołowski and Anna Visvizi Part I The Smart Cities – Energy Communities NexusChapter 2 Energy Communities in Smart Urban Ecosystems: Institutional, Organisational, Psychological, Technological IssuesAnita De Franco, Stefano Moroni, and Roberto De Lotto Chapter 3 Exploring Tensions in Urban Energy CommunitiesEeva-Lotta Apajalahti, Salvatore Ruggiero, Jani Lukkarinen, and Senja LaaksoChapter 4 Energy Companies, Energy Communities, and Smart CitiesDaniela Aguilar AbaunzaChapter 5 Sustainable Urban Industrial Areas through Energy CommunitiesMaria Rosaria Sessa, Ornella Malandrino, Benedetta Esposito, Daniela Sica, and Mario Testa Chapter 6 Energy Management in Energy CommunitiesGraeme Stuart and Leticia Ozawa-Meida Chapter 7 Smart Energy Solutions: Two-Way Energy Information Exchange between Utility Companies amd ProsumersMohamad Kashef, Orlando Troisi, and Anna VisviziPart II The Legal Perspective to Energy CommunitiesChapter 8 Smart Energy Communities and Financial Support under EU and State Law and PoliciesTheodoros G. IliopoulosChapter 9 Energy Communities and the State Aid RulesMagdalena PorzeżyńskaChapter 10 Coop-Production of Heat and Power: CHP in Cogenatives and Cogenmunities (Co-CHPs)Maciej M. Sokołowski and Marc A. RosenChapter 11 Energy Efficiency as a Tool for Energy Poverty Reduction: A Legal PerspectiveMaíra Tito, Tiago de Melo Cartaxo, Caroline de Lima Ferraz, Nevin Alija, and Maria Manuel MerujeChapter 12 The Essential Elements of the Regulatory Frameworks Governing Renewable Energy Communities: A Comparative AnalysisHao ZhangChapter 13 Electricity Storage in Energy Communities: Regulatory and Policy-Making ConsiderationsAnton Ming-Zhi Gao and Yash Chawla Part III Case StudiesChapter 14 Personal Data Protection Issues in the Context of Smart Cities SolutionsFumio Shimpo and Piotr MikusekChapter 15 Enablers and Constraints to Energy Communities: Lessons for Energy Communities in Sub-Saharan AfricaAndrew Emmanuel Okem and Debora LeyChapter 16 Planning a Low-Carbon City in a High-Carbon State: The Case of Edmonton, AlbertaSonak Patel and John R. ParkinsChapter 17 Smart Energy Networks, Decarbonization and Public Utility Infrastructure Resilience: The Case of JapanShinichi Kusanagi Chapter 18 Exploring the Role of Energy Communities in Facilitating a Just Energy Transition and Smart City Development in Sub-Saharan AfricaEkeminiabasi Eyita-Okon and Mmabatho Mongae Chapter 19 Towards Localised Green Technologies and the Emergence of Energy Communities: The Case of South AfricaSibusiso Nxumalo and Danford ChibvongodzeChapter 20 Fighting Energy Poverty through Local Energy Communities: Insights from PortugalInês F. G. Reis, Rui Pimenta, Ivo Gonçalves, Marta A. R. Lopes, and Carlos Henggeler AntunesIndex