Contentious eye-catchers: Perceptions of landscapes changed by solar power plants in Slovenia

Bevk, Tadej; Golobič, Mojca

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2020.01.108

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“…In Spain, a method has been proposed to assess the impact of renewable energy on the local landscape [23]. In the Slovenian awareness survey on solar power, the impact of the panels on the local community was noted as a major concern [24]. These are mainly studies on reducing the impact on the local community from a technical viewpoint.…”

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Managing Conflicts with Local Communities over the Introduction of Renewable Energy: The Solar-Rush Experience in Japan

Akita

Ohe

Araki

et al. 2020

Land

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A worldwide introduction of renewable energy has been required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Concomitantly, this has caused conflict between renewable energy development and local communities over landscape changes. This study aims to clarify the factors of conflict and find a way of conflict management. A case study on Japan is used, where a solar rush occurred due to the feed-in tariff (FIT) system. We analyze the public reasons to worry about renewable energy and the spatial characteristics of its locations. A socio-spatial approach is used by first utilizing a qualitative survey based on questionnaires and interviews with the local governments to understand the awareness regarding the issues, and then utilizing a quantitative survey on the location changes to solar power by using GIS. The results suggest that there were links between local governments’ concerns and the location of solar power concentration. These results show that conflicts over renewable energy are not unavoidable and may be managed by local governments that can act as intermediaries with sufficient knowledge of the local communities.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Managing Conflicts with Local Communities over the Introduction of Renewable Energy: The Solar-Rush Experience in Japan

Akita

Ohe

Araki

et al. 2020

Land

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“…These concerns include perceived impacts on wildlife, but also direct impacts on people through their use of the environment. Visual impact is known to be an issue for solar parks on land (Bevk & Golobič, 2020) and for offshore wind developments (Voltaire & Koutchade, 2020) and so is likely to be of concern for marine floatovoltaics, particularly in areas with high levels of recreation and tourism.…”

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Environmental impacts and benefits of marine floating solar

Hooper

Armstrong

Vlaswinkel³

2021

Solar Energy

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Deployment of floating solar photovoltaic installations (floatovoltaics) is advancing, with various designs beginning to appear in a range of marine environments. Insight from freshwater floatovoltaics is not readily transferable offshore, and so lessons from other marine energy infrastructure are used to highlight how the marine environment may impact floatovoltaics, how the floatovoltaics impact the environment (both positively and negatively) and the likely societal response. It becomes clear that research to understand the environmental and societal implications of floating solar in the marine environment must proceed in parallel with investigations of the technical and economic feasibility.

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“…A positive public attitude towards renewables is necessary at all stages of development-planning, implementation, and operation. Bevk and Golobic [88] note that RE projects are frequently implemented in the face of resistance from local communities, despite renewable energy being very positively perceived by the public. This may be due to the fact that RE projects are frequently carried out almost in secret, with very little information, if any, provided to local communities in advance of development.…”

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Conversion of Post-Socialist Agricultural Premises as a Chance for Renewable Energy Production. Photovoltaics or Biogas Plants?

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We aim to contribute to in-depth comprehension of the factors and preferences behind the reuses of large-scale underused or abandoned former collective farms from the 1950s–1980s for biogas plants and solar photovoltaic power plants. As a case study, three regions in the southern part of the Czech Republic have been selected. Our findings signal that the residents’ attitudes towards the mentioned energy sources are rather negative. Similarly, farmers’ interest in photovoltaic power plants is low. More interest has been detected in the case of biogas production; this is especially true for large agricultural companies and farmers, who own underused or abandoned premises. Biogas plants are frequently located in agricultural areas with warmer or just slightly colder climates as a consequence of the potential to process locally grown maize. On the other hand, photovoltaic power plants are found on more fertile plains with high levels of insolation, but, surprisingly, also in mountain regions which typically have low emissions. Both renewable energy solutions were found to be problematic as there is strong opposition to both types of installations among local inhabitants. This indicates the need for “soft” forms of planning. Stakeholder engagement and inclusive participation in all phases of the planning process are essential requirements for arriving at the best possible outcomes for the new renewable energy solutions and their acceptance by the public.

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Contentious eye-catchers: Perceptions of landscapes changed by solar power plants in Slovenia

Cited by 37 publications

References 46 publications

Managing Conflicts with Local Communities over the Introduction of Renewable Energy: The Solar-Rush Experience in Japan

Managing Conflicts with Local Communities over the Introduction of Renewable Energy: The Solar-Rush Experience in Japan

Environmental impacts and benefits of marine floating solar

Conversion of Post-Socialist Agricultural Premises as a Chance for Renewable Energy Production. Photovoltaics or Biogas Plants?

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