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Workshop: A Research Agenda for Energy Commons Law

From:Th 18-09-2025
Until:Fr 19-09-2025
Where:House of Connections + Academiegebouw

Thursday 18 September 2025
13h00-14h00
Registration & Lunch
 Venue: House of Connections (Grote Markt 21, Groningen)
OPENING
Welcome & Introduction
14h00-14h15
Introductions & Housekeeping: Björn Hoops (University of Groningen)
 Institutional welcome: Lorenzo Squintani
 (Director, Wubbo Ockels School, University of Groningen)
 Research Agenda Setting: Lorna Fox O’Mahony (University of Essex)
Session 1
Sustainable Energy Commons
14h15-14h35
Presentations on state of the art and research gaps
 Florian Noseleit (University of Groningen)
 Björn Hoops (University of Groningen)
14h35-15h05
Group reflection on research agenda
15h05-15h25
BIO & TEA BREAK
Session 2
Sharing
15h25-15h45
Presentations on state of the art and research gaps
 Esther van der Waal (Grunneger Power)
 Lea Diestelmeier (University of Groningen)
15h45-16h15
Group reflection on research agenda
16h15-16h40
BIO & TEA BREAK AND OPEN WHITEBOARD
Session 3
Scaling-Up Energy Commons & Commons-Public Partnerships
16h40-17h00
Presentations on state of the art and research gaps
 Thomas Bauwens (University of Rotterdam)
 Peter Bloom (University of Essex)
17h00-17h30
Group reflection on research agenda
19h00
WORKSHOP DINNER (for Speakers and Masters of the Manifesto)
 Venue: Cho Fah (Thai restaurant), Gelkingestraat 5, Groningen

Friday 19 September 2025
Session 4
Energy Poverty & Global Externalities of the Energy Transition
09h30-09h50
Presentations on state of the art and research gaps
 Marlies Hesselman (University of Groningen)
 Hanri Mostert (University of Cape Town)
09h50-10h20
Group reflection on research agenda
10h20-10h40
BIO & TEA BREAK
10h40-11h00
Intermezzo Romain Mauger (Iberian Energy Storage Research Center)
Session 5
Energy Commons as Prosumers
11h00-11h20
Presentations on state of the art and research gaps
 Vanessa Mak (University of Leiden)
 Sjoerd Kalisvaart (University of Groningen)
11h20-11h50
Group reflection on research agenda
11h50-12h10
BIO & TEA BREAK
Session 6
Legal Forms, Property Law, and the Role of Standardization
12h10-12h30
Presentations on state of the art and research gaps
 Arnaud Wilod Versprille (Olenz Notarissen, Veenendaal)
 Bram Akkermans (Maastricht University)
12h30-13h00
Group reflection on research agenda
13h00-14h00
LUNCH & OPEN WHITEBOARD
16h15
INAUGURAL LECTURE
 Björn Hoops, Chair of Private Law and Sustainability
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