Business Strategies in Geothermal Energy Market: A Citizens-Based Perspective

Factors and dynamics of the social perception of geothermal energy: Case study of the Tolhuaca exploration project in Chile

“…However, one of the main risks when it comes to acceptance studies is that they take a normative stance and consider the acceptance of a technology exclusively from the perspective of project developers. In such a view, local stakeholders are explicitly or implicitly considered as a barrier that must be overcome (Contini et al,2019;Kubota, et al, 2013;Pasqualetti, 2011). This approach is problematic because stakeholders are considered as actors that must be persuaded, educated or compensated in order to accept a project.…”