Ravelijn

dr. F.H.J.M. Coenen (Frans)

Associate Professor
BMS-TPS-CSTM
Ravelijn 1252
f.h.j.m.coenen@utwente.nl
+31534893216
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Frans H.J.M. Coenen (1960) holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Ph.D. in environmental policy planning. He has been involved in social science sustainable development research for more than 35 years. He is currently an associate professor at CSTM – the Section of Governance and Technology for Sustainability at the University of Twente, within the faculty of BMS – the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences of the University of Twente which he joined in 1987. Over the years his research particularly focused on local and regional sustainable development and capacity development for sustainable development. He takes a special interest in participation in sustainable development in relation to the quality of environmental decision-making.  He specialises in environmental policy planning and in public policy evaluation.  At this moment, his research and teaching are mostly focussing on the governance of and barriers in the energy transition. He is involved in several research projects in the field of renewable energy and the local energy transition.

Expertise

  • Social Sciences

    • Dutch
    • Renewable Energy
    • Climate Policy
    • Energy Transition
    • Local Government
    • Climate Change
    • Sustainable Development
    • Renewable Energy Community

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Publications

2026

Legal barriers to the introduction of energy storage technology use: The case of the smart neighborhood battery (2026)Journal of Energy Storage, 168. Article 122602. Ibrahim, I. A., Chiappini, L., Hoppe, T. & Coenen, F.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2026.122602Energy communities in the energy transition: A research-practice agenda from the Netherlands (2026)Energy policy, 218. Article 115484 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Petrovics, D., Bauwens, T., Hoops, B., Diestelmeier, L., Alkemade, F., Coenen, F., Fouladvand, J., Ghorbani, A., Höffken, J., Hoppe, T., Jochemsen, N., Kemp, R., Punt, M., Quast, P., van Summeren, L., Warbroek, B., Wieczorek, A., Wittmayer, J. M., Giezen, M., … Akerboom, S.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115484When rules fall behind: How outdated regulations stall the energy transition (2026)Energy research & social science, 136. Article 104749. Ibrahim, I. A., Homan, B., Skårup, S., Radziszewska, W., Lis, A., Coenen, F. & Hoppe, T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2026.104749Sustainability of Distributed Energy Networks (2026)Sustainability (Switzerland), 18(1). Article 178. Krozer, Y., Bykuc, S. & Coenen, F.https://doi.org/10.3390/su18010178

2025

Growth of Renewable Energy: A Review of Drivers from the Economic Perspective (2025)Energies, 18(19). Article 5250. Krozer, Y., Bykuc, S. & Coenen, F.https://doi.org/10.3390/en18195250Digitalisation in Local Housing Energy Systems: Co‐Creation and Digital Literacy in the Dutch Context (2025)Urban Planning, 10. Article 9819. Chiappini, L. & Coenen, F.https://doi.org/10.17645/up.9819Verkennend onderzoek naar kleinschalige kernenergie in Overijssel;: Toepassing, beleidsruimte en suggesties vervolgproces (2025)[Book/Report › Report]. University of Twente. Hoppe, T. & Coenen, F.Energy communities—lessons learnt, challenges, and policy recommendations (2025)Oxford Open Energy, 4. Article oiaf002. Neij, L., Palm, J., Busch, H., Bauwens, T., Becker, S., Bergek, A., Buzogány, A., Candelise, C., Coenen, F., Devine-Wright, P., Hoppe, T., Kortetmäki, A., Pantazis, K., Palaiogiannis, F., Margosi, M., Petrovics, D., Plöchl, J., Ruggieri, G., Ruggiero, S., … Soutar, I.https://doi.org/10.1093/ooenergy/oiaf002Local energy autarky: What it means and why it matters (2025)Energy research & social science, 120. Article 103920. Ibrahim, I. A., Baack, F. R., Aukes, E. J., Sanderink, L., Coenen, F. H. J. M., Helfrich, F. L., Votsis, A. & Hoppe, T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.103920

2024

Alignment of a fitting social configuration for technical innovations: SUSTENANCE Deliverable 8.3 (2024)[Book/Report › Report]. University of Aalborg. Coenen, F. H. J. M.

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Ravelijn (building no. 10), room 1252
Hallenweg 17
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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University of Twente

Ravelijn (building no. 10), room 1250
Hallenweg 17
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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