The global shift to sustainable energy isn’t just about technology—it’s about justice. While some reap the benefits of clean energy, others face skyrocketing costs, unreliable access, and systemic exclusion. Energy Inequalities uncovers the root causes of this divide—flawed policies, volatile pricing, and infrastructural barriers—and reveals how the most vulnerable bear the brunt of energy crises. Through cutting-edge research and real-world case studies, this book exposes the hidden inequities in our energy systems and offers a bold blueprint for change. From fair pricing models to community-driven solutions, it equips policymakers, activists, and scholars with tools to build an energy future that leaves no one behind. Will you be part of the problem—or the solution? Dive into this urgent call to action and join the fight for a just energy transition.
This book analyzes energy inequalities via EV grid impact, dynamic pricing, energy communities, and household behavior. It also offers data-driven insights on policy, access, affordability, and sustainability for a just energy transition.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Energy-saving Behaviour in Czech
Households during the Energy Crisis in 2022
Chapter 3: Assessing the Grid
Impact of Electric Vehicles in Denmark: Challenges, Solutions, and Policy
Implications
Chapter 4: Public EV Charging: Comparing Spot and Fixed
Electricity Pricing
Chapter 5: Energy Communities in Poland: Enablers of the
Country's Energy Transition or Niche Concepts?
Chapter 6: Concluding Remarks
on Energy Inequalities Appendix A: Exercises on Energy Inequalities and
Energy Policies for University Students
George Xydis had the opportunity to work in the wind sector together with developers, utilities, constructors, universities, and research institutes. He used to work as a Wind Projects Development Coordinator at Iberdrola Renewables, as a Wind Project Developer at Vector Hellenic Windfarms S.A., and as a Researcher at the Center for Electric Power and Energy, Department of Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. Since February 2017 he has been with the Center for Energy Technologies, Aarhus University as an Associate Professor and since January 2023 a Full Professor. George was one of the co-founders of VerdeCube and worked as an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University in Energy Policy and Climate program, teaching Wind Energy: Science, Technology and Policy. Since January 2024 he has also been with the University of the Peloponnese, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. He used to collaborate, as a freelancer, with institutes, universities, and SMEs. Georges research interests include energy planning, wind resource assessment, technoeconomics of renewable energy systems, energy demand and plant factories. He has co-authored more than 140 publications in international journals, more than 50 publications in international conferences, books, and book chapters, and serves as an Associate Editor in Heliyon Energy, Frontiers in Energy Systems & Policy, Journal of Business Analytics, and Energy & Environment. Since May 2024, he has served as the Co-Editor in Chief of Cambridge Prisms: Energy Transitions, a scholarly journal that Cambridge University Press launched. He holds a PhD from the National Technical University of Athens, and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
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