Public acceptance of renewable energies: Results from case studies in Germany

Zoellner, Jan; Schweizer-Ries, Petra; Wemheuer, Christin

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2008.06.026

“…Deeper explanations for the underlying rationales can be found in the environmental psychology literature. Zoellner et al (2008) suggest a preference for untouched landscapes, which have higher recreational values. Specifically, Kirchhoff (2014) argues that the subjective evaluation of landscapes is based on objective ideals, that is, culturally determined patterns of perception.…”

Section: Environmental Psychology: Rationales For Rejecting Wind Turbmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sowing the Wind and Reaping the Whirlwind? The Effect of Wind Turbines on Residential Well-Being

Krekel

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,

Zerrahn

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2015

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. This series presents research findings based either directly on data from the German SocioEconomic Panel study (SOEP) or using SOEP data as part of an internationally comparable data set (e.g. CNEF, ECHP, LIS, LWS, CHER/PACO). SOEP is a truly multidisciplinary household panel study covering a wide range of social and behavioral sciences: economics, sociology, psychology, survey methodology, econometrics and applied statistics, educational science, political science, public health, behavioral genetics, demography, geography, and sport science. Terms of use: Documents inThe decision to publish a submission in SOEPpapers is made by a board of editors chosen by the DIW Berlin to represent the wide range of disciplines covered by SOEP. There is no external referee process and papers are either accepted or rejected without revision. Papers appear in this series as works in progress and may also appear elsewhere. They often represent preliminary studies and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be requested from the author directly.Any opinions expressed in this series are those of the author(s) and not those of DIW Berlin.Research disseminated by DIW Berlin may include views on public policy issues, but the institute itself takes no institutional policy positions. AbstractWe investigate the effect of the physical presence of wind turbines on residential wellbeing in Germany, using panel data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and a unique novel panel data set on more than 20,000 wind turbines for the time period between 2000 and 2012. Using a Geographical Information System (GIS), we calculate the proximity between households and the nearest wind turbine as the most important determinant of their disamenities, e.g. visual interference into landscape aesthetics.Our unique novel panel data set on wind turbines, which was collected at the regional level, includes their exact geographical coordinates and construction dates. This allows estimating the causal effect of the physical presence of wind turbines on residential wellbeing, using a difference-in-differences design. To ensure comparability of the treatment and control group, we apply propensity-score and novel spatial matching techniques based on exogenous weather data and geographical locations of residence, respectively.We show that the construction of a wind turbine within a treatment radius of 4,000 m...

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“…Although many studies have addressed the conditions the hamper or enable the development of LEIs-e.g., [10,[18][19][20][21][22][23]-less attention has been paid to how to increase the influence of these initiatives on wider energy systems [24]. It is important therefore to try to link the grassroots innovations literature to a literature that focuses on understanding low carbon energy transitions.…”

Section: Theoretical Background: the Role Of Local Energy Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Local Governments Supporting Local Energy Initiatives: Lessons from the Best Practices of Saerbeck (Germany) and Lochem (The Netherlands)

Hoppe

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,

Graf

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,

Warbroek

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et al. 2015

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Abstract:The social dimension of the transition to a low carbon economy is a key challenge to cities. The establishment of local energy initiatives (LEIs) has recently been attracting attention. It is of great importance to draw lessons from best practices when LEIs have been facilitated by local governments and made a substantial contribution to greening local energy systems. The main research questions in this paper are: What lessons can be drawn from successful local low carbon energy transition cases, and which strategies proved successful to support LEIs? We have used analytical notions from the Strategic Niche Management (SNM) and grassroots innovation literature to analyze two best-practice cases: Saerbeck (Germany) and Lochem (The Netherlands). Data collection involved a set of fourteen in-depth interviews and secondary data. The results show that three key factors from SNM (building networks, managing expectations, and facilitation of learning) are of great importance. However, to a great degree it is also strategic, community serving, responsive, reflexive leadership and proper process management by public officials that spurred success, which would not have been possible without close OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 1901 interaction and mutual trust between local government and representatives of the local communities.

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“…Third, it has been shown that community co-ownership raises the acceptance of wind farms (Musall and Kuik, 2011), possibly it would also improve the image of PHS projects developed by energy groups perceived as outside players. Finally, participation in the planning process might improve the evaluation of pro jects by residents enjoying`procedural utility' (Stutzer and Frey, 2006); the perception of process justice and fairness has been identi ed as important factor raising local acceptance (Gross, 2007;Zoellner et al, 2008). In many of the proposed PHS pro jects the companies therefore try to involve the communities early, sometimes well before the start of the spatial planning procedure.…”

Section: Nature Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prospects for pumped-hydro storage in Germany

Steffen

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2012

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may AbstractAfter a period of hibernation, the development of pumped-hydro storage plants in Germany regains momentum. Motivated by an ever increasing share of intermittent renewable generation, a variety of energy players considers new projects, which could increase the available capacity by up to 60% until the end of the decade. This paper analyzes the current development and evaluates the revenue potential as well as possible barriers. Overall, the prospects for new pumped-hydro storage plants have improved, even though profitability remains a major challenge.

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Public acceptance of renewable energies: Results from case studies in Germany

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Sowing the Wind and Reaping the Whirlwind? The Effect of Wind Turbines on Residential Well-Being

Sowing the Wind and Reaping the Whirlwind? The Effect of Wind Turbines on Residential Well-Being

Local Governments Supporting Local Energy Initiatives: Lessons from the Best Practices of Saerbeck (Germany) and Lochem (The Netherlands)

Prospects for pumped-hydro storage in Germany

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