Mainar-Toledo, M. D.Castan, M. A.Millán, G.Rodin, V.Kollmann, A.Peccianti, F.Annunziata, E.Rizzi, F.Frey, M.Iannone, F.Zaldua, M.Kuittinen, H.2024-09-102024-09-102022-01Mainar-Toledo , M D , Castan , M A , Millán , G , Rodin , V , Kollmann , A , Peccianti , F , Annunziata , E , Rizzi , F , Frey , M , Iannone , F , Zaldua , M & Kuittinen , H 2022 , ' Accelerating sustainable and economic development via industrial energy cooperation and shared services – A case study for three European countries ' , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , vol. 153 , 111737 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.1117371364-0321https://hdl.handle.net/11556/5111Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier LtdThe European industry sector is responsible for about one-third of the EU's total energy consumption and process-related Greenhouse Gas emissions, which makes it a central factor in the EU's climate and energy strategies. Energy cooperation, i.e., the mutualised generation, use and/or acquisition of energy by at least two companies, has the potential of significantly supporting the successful achievement of these strategies. This paper presents a concept for moving from a single-company sustainable energy intervention approach to cooperative sustainable energy solutions within the framework of industrial parks. Technical, economic, regulatory, organizational, and social barriers for energy-efficient park design and operation on all levels and instruments to overcome them have been systematically analysed, taking correlation of solutions, and park-specific requirements into account, thus providing a holistic workflow. First results show that technical and economic attractiveness, and an enabling legal and policy context, are not always enough. For promising energy cooperation solutions to flourish, cultural, organizational, social, and behavioural factors also play a significant role. Furthermore, findings show that external facilitators are helpful to pool efforts to achieve greater engagement.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessjournal article10.1016/j.rser.2021.111737BarriersDecision-making toolEnergy cooperation solutionsEnergy solutions readinessIndustrial symbiosisRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergySDG 13 - Climate ActionSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goalshttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85117836848&partnerID=8YFLogxK