The energy transition is already displacing nuclear and coal power plants in Europe and will be able to completely replace them in the not-too-distant future. Hermann Scheer has consistently emphasized that this transition can also positively change social and political aspects. Kunze's and Becker's study provides a comprehensible overview of outstanding democratic energy transitions within the European Union. The authors set out to find young energy projects that stand out by linking the energy transition with benefits for participation, collective ownership, local economy, or ecology. Through a selection of twelve examples, Conrad Kunze and Sören Becker take a look at the emerging parallel universe of small alternatives and venture a glimpse into the developments and possibilities of the coming years. Renewable energies.