Cooperative forms of organization have led to major advances in energy use in the last decade. A common cooperative form in the energy sector is that of energy communities. These energy communities produce, distribute, and consume their own sustainable energy. To explore this cooperative structure and create knowledge on the topic, this study presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature on energy communities and cooperatives. Using bibliographic coupling, co-citation analysis, and keyword co-occurrence, the analysis identifies key themes and interconnections in this research field. The findings reveal major focus areas and key characteristics, including renewable energy, community energy, energy transition, policy, participation, governance, and innovation. The study highlights the importance of integrating technological innovation, community involvement, and cooperative models to advance sustainable energy systems in energy communities. Finally, this study makes a unique contribution through its holistic mapping of the research landscape. It thus provides an original synthesis of key themes and gaps in the literature. The proposal of seven future research directions, 14 research objectives, and 21 research questions creates a comprehensive framework designed to guide future academic inquiry and inform policy and practice in the evolving field of energy communities and cooperatives.

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能源社区和创新合作社的动态：绘制当前知识和未来趋势


在过去十年中，合作组织形式导致了能源利用的重大进步。能源领域的一种常见合作形式是能源社区。这些能源社区生产、分配和消费自己的可持续能源。为了探索这种合作结构并创造有关该主题的知识，本研究对有关能源社区和合作社的科学文献进行了全面的文献计量分析。使用书目耦合、共引分析和关键词共现，该分析确定了该研究领域的关键主题和相互联系。研究结果揭示了主要重点领域和关键特征，包括可再生能源、社区能源、能源转型、政策、参与、治理和创新。该研究强调了整合技术创新、社区参与和合作模式以推进能源社区可持续能源系统的重要性。最后，这项研究通过对研究前景的整体映射做出了独特的贡献。因此，它提供了文献中关键主题和空白的原始综合。7 个未来研究方向、14 个研究目标和 21 个研究问题的提议创建了一个综合框架，旨在指导未来的学术探究，并为不断发展的能源社区和合作社领域的政策和实践提供信息。