Driving factors for the regional implementation of renewable energy ‐ A multiple case study on the German energy transition

Lutz, Lotte Marie; Fischer, Lisa-Britt; Newig, Jens; Lang, Daniel J.

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.02.019

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“…Lutz et al [26] analyzed regional drivers for implementation of renewable energy projects in Germany. They discern five clusters of regional drivers: (i) planning and process (e.g., duration of process, program, regional planning and policy, and support by decision makers); (ii) exchange and participation (e.g., citizen and stakeholder involvement in decision-making processes); (iii) actors and networks (e.g., the key regional actor network, and actor heterogeneity); (iv) economic circumstances (e.g., available funding sources, regional economy, community energy initiatives); and (v) the region's status (e.g.,.…”

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A Governance Approach to Regional Energy Transition: Meaning, Conceptualization and Practice

Hoppe

Miedema

2020

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Energy transition requires action from different levels of government. While the national and local level have received ample scholarly attention, thus far little attention has been paid to the regional level. This is remarkable because policy makers across Europe are wondering what governance of regional transition actually is and how to shape and implement it. In the present paper, this concern is addressed. The research questions are, “What does regional governance of energy transition entail? How can it be conceptualized? And what does it mean in practice?” The questions are answered by presenting the results of a multi-disciplinary literature study, presenting a conceptual framework on governance of regional energy transition, using insights from innovation and transition studies as well as from the regional and network governance literature, and applying this to the illustrative case of the West-Brabant region in The Netherlands. West-Brabant is a relatively large region and was home to a pilot that involved the development of a regional energy strategy. Data collection involved twenty expert interviews, text documents and participative observation in workshops. Results highlight the relevance of each of the key elements of the conceptual governance framework. However, some are particularly relevant like structural characteristics of the regional actor network, actor characteristics, and regional governance arrangements used. The results reveal commonalities with regional governance in other policy domains. This paper contributes to the literature on polycentric governance of energy transition and climate change mitigation, and concludes with the presentation of a research agenda.

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A Governance Approach to Regional Energy Transition: Meaning, Conceptualization and Practice

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2020

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“…New analytical frameworks are developed to cover the necessary institutional change and address stakeholder integration [49]. Experience to date in various countries shows that comprehensive regional planning and energy-, sector-, and technology-specific planning are important strategies for energy policy [50,51]. Continuously monitoring the achievements in light of the targets and using milestones under consistent legal and policy conditions can guarantee an effective energy transition [50,52].…”

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Energy System Transitions in the Eastern Coastal Metropolitan Regions of China—The Role of Regional Policy Plans

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With an expected accelerated urbanization process until 2050, China is facing big challenges of mitigating CO2 emissions, especially in the eastern coastal metropolitan regions. Since cities are the hubs for innovation regarding new technologies and infrastructures, investments and governance, they are playing an important role in decision-making and implementation processes on the way to a decarbonized economy and society. The national and provincial administrations in China have already started to address the issue of energy system transition toward a low-carbon pathway, but long-term integrated transition plans are not yet available on a regional level. In our paper, we therefore consider the main challenges of the energy system transition, such as efficiency improvement, coal reduction, decarbonization of transport, and multisector electrification with regional integration, focusing on two eastern coastal metropolitan regions of China. A systematic review of current near-term policies reveals how far these challenges have already been addressed on different administrative levels and which gaps may exist from an external perspective. Based on the current decision- and policy-making processes among national, regional, provincial and municipal levels, policy implications are identified with regard to an effective energy system transition in eastern China.

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“…Although co-design can become an important process for public engagement in transdisciplinary research in sustainability science, some challenges have been recognized before further transdisciplinarity in the co-production and co-delivery of knowledge (Sugiyama et al 2017). Especially, the less agreement of values and relevance induced by research activities (Jahn et al 2012) can disturb some stakeholders regarding their low relevance and potentially conflict with their own interests (Sugiyama et al 2017) while the knowledge exchange is one of the key drivers for regional development (Lutz et al 2017). Research on sustainability transitions needs to move from intensifying conflicts to co-learning between transition pathway narratives (Luederitz et al 2017).…”

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Application of technology assessments to co-learning for regional transformation: a case study of biomass energy systems in Tanegashima

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Japan is faced with sustainability challenges such as resource security and depopulation. Well-coordinated, multifaceted actions including a shift from imported fossil to locally available renewable resources and empowering of rural areas are vital in tackling these challenges. Here, we present our co-learning approach to practice the multifaceted actions with a case study on Tanegashima, an isolated Japanese island. In these actions, thorough understanding of the feasible technologies, the locally available resources, and the socioeconomic aspects of the local community should be shared among the stakeholders to acquire the momentum for a change. In addition to the technoeconomic analysis, several other analyses were conducted to reveal the concerns of respective stakeholders, share the understandings on the possibilities of technology options, and their socioeconomic implications on local sustainability. Tools such as the life cycle assessment, input-output analysis, and choice experiments based on questionnaire surveys on the residents' preferences are used for the analyses. The stakeholders were provided with the results during a 5-year period, through more than 30 co-learning events, e.g., symposiums, seminars, and workshops. A total of ca. 1400 participants from residents, local industries, public organizations, and a high school joined these events. These opportunities gradually converted the concerns of the local stakeholders on their future regional energy systems into expectations and yielded constructive alternatives in technology implementation that can use the locally available resources. The changes in residents' mind set through the co-learning processes induced by the contributions of the outsiders, providing professional insights acquired from the analyses and through the interactions with local stakeholders were examined in this study. This study demonstrates that the holistic incorporation of scientific technology assessments into co-learning can help coordinate the collaboration between researchers and local stakeholders toward regional transformation.

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Driving factors for the regional implementation of renewable energy ‐ A multiple case study on the German energy transition

Cited by 43 publications

References 38 publications

A Governance Approach to Regional Energy Transition: Meaning, Conceptualization and Practice

A Governance Approach to Regional Energy Transition: Meaning, Conceptualization and Practice

Energy System Transitions in the Eastern Coastal Metropolitan Regions of China—The Role of Regional Policy Plans

Application of technology assessments to co-learning for regional transformation: a case study of biomass energy systems in Tanegashima

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