
ngthen Renewables Future Reliability Technology Finance Collective behaviour and nest architecture of SOCIAL INSECTS, like bees, can inspire innovative policy design for future energy systems. While individual social insects exhibit relatively simple behaviours, collectively, the colony can address complex issues. Future energy systems will be based on renewables which often can be both distributed and decentralised. Policy design will need to adapt to changing conditions, integrating the different specificities of the renewables, the changing energy demands and the behaviour patterns of a wide variety of players.