Energy Change Paper

The energy transition is unbelievable complex and requires long term investments and willingness from businesses, politicians and citizens. But what it also needs are refreshing and innovative ideas! We challenge you to come up with an idea which can bring the energy transition a step further. It doesn’t matter whether your idea is big or small, realistic or a global concept, you can use all your creativity, as long as you try to accelerate the energy transition!

Criteria

Creating your personal one-pager called ‘Energy Change Paper’ is one of the requirements of the course Energy Acadamy Certificate if you’re not able to obtain 30 ECTS in interdisciplinary energy courses at Hanze UAS or University of Groningen.

How does it work?

Choose a topic. This can be anything; a learning activity, a news item, a general topic
Think of a creative idea that could accelarate the energy transition with regard to this topic
Explain your idea in 1 page. The idea has to be unique and creative (see examples below for inspiration)
Divide the paper in three chapters: 1. Problem, 2. Solution and 3. Critical reflection
Create a nice lay out; like you’re going to publish this in a magazine

Note, it’s optional to justify your ideas with scientific research, not mandatory.

Examples

To help you write your Energy Change Paper, we have some examples for you. Click on the image to open the paper.