Crowdsourcing social acceptance: Why, when and how project developers offer citizens to co-invest in wind power

Knauf, Jakob; Wüstenhagen, Rolf

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113340

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“…To address the financial obstacles pertinent stakeholders face in adopting renewable energy inside their enterprises, the author proposes that the government might offer subsidies, reduced tax rates for businesses, and provide financial support for green energy initiatives [172]. Funding for renewable energy initiatives can be derived from governmental sources and alternative means, such as crowdsourcing and collaborations with private enterprises that share a vested interest in addressing renewable energy concerns [173]. Furthermore, it is imperative for the government to allocate resources to research endeavors focused on power production technology that effectively harnesses renewable energy sources while being economically viable and capable of widespread implementation [174].…”

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Exploring the Synergy of Renewable Energy in the Circular Economy Framework: A Bibliometric Study

Kristia,

Rabbi

2023

Sustainability

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Over the past half-century, scientists from many different areas have been investigating how to switch to renewable energy, especially in the context of a circular economy. Numerous articles have discussed the scientific aspects of developing technology to support this process. This systematic literature review and bibliometric study aim to fill in research gaps by looking at trends, challenges, and possible future directions for the use of renewable energy in the context of a circular economy, especially in the fields of business, management, and economics. The study analyzed 294 peer-reviewed articles using the R Studio-Biblioshiny package version 4.1.2 software. The challenges of integrating renewable energy technologies within a circular economy include financial constraints, such as a high initial investment, the lack of an adequate regulatory framework and government support, the intermittent availability of renewable energy sources, the scarcity of resources and components for renewable energy generation technologies, relatively low energy conversion efficiency, the challenge of increasing consumer awareness, and the environmental impact of technological waste. The study suggests that future research should focus on financial models and policy incentives that can encourage businesses and investors to take advantage of renewable energy. The study also recommends exploring sustainable alternative fuel technologies, optimized waste-to-energy conversion, the increased efficiency of bioenergy conversion, more efficient solar panels, improved energy storage capacity, the life cycle management of solar panel devices, and the development of innovative business models to facilitate industrial symbiosis.

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Exploring the Synergy of Renewable Energy in the Circular Economy Framework: A Bibliometric Study

Kristia,

Rabbi

2023

Sustainability

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“…This has contributed to academic interest in topics, such as energy democracy and energy justice [3,5,6]. Research has further suggested that such citizen-based projects positively impact the social acceptance of controversial renewable energy technologies [7][8][9][10].…”

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“…Innovative ways to enable renewable energy projects have emerged, with citizens taking up new roles in providing alternatives to environmentally harmful fossil energy production. Both citizen-financed wind and photovoltaic projects are examples of that [10][11][12]. In this study, we focus on citizen-financed photovoltaic (CiFi PV) projects.…”

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“…Citizen-financed projects have been found to improve social acceptance of renewable energy projects and thus bear the potential to expedite the energy transition [10,12,30]. Understanding what characterizes CiFi PV participants, what motivates them to participate in such initiatives and how they perceive their involvement may help us better understand what kinds of energy citizenships are practical and desirable in what setting.…”

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Material energy citizenship through participation in citizen-financed photovoltaic projects

Sierro,

Blumer

2024

Energ Sustain Soc

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Background Citizens are recognized as key actors in the energy system’s transformation by assuming novel roles beyond being mere energy consumers. Participation in renewable energy projects increases societal support and renders the decarbonization of the energy system more inclusive. Increasing numbers of citizen-financed photovoltaic (CiFi PV) projects exemplify this. Empirical studies on individuals who participate in CiFi PV, their perceived role(s), and their motivations, however, are scarce. This study addresses this gap through the lens of energy citizenship by analyzing individual participation. Methods The study surveyed CiFi PV participants across five projects in Switzerland (N = 510). After a comparison of the participants’ characteristics to the general public and a descriptive analysis of the perceived roles to participate, the study explores the individual motivations of participants. To that end, a motivational attributes scale, including finance, environment, local value creation, and symbolism, was adapted from a previous study. A hierarchical multiple linear regression was used to analyze which motivational attributes predict participants’ willingness to participate in future CiFi PV projects. Results While participants were primarily male, more affluent, better educated and politically more left-leaning than the average Swiss population, participants covered a wide range of sociodemographic characteristics and worldviews. Though CiFi PV is primarily marketed toward tenants, half of the participants were homeowners. Participants perceived themselves as energy citizens contributing to the energy transition and environmental preservation rather than as investors or energy producers. The regression analysis shows that motivations are relevant in explaining willingness to participate in future CiFi PV projects. We found that environmental, financial and local value creation-related motivational attributes are highly significant predictors, as well as slightly less significant symbolic attributes. Conclusions These results suggest that CiFi PV projects represent a material form of energy citizenship going beyond mere consumerism by enabling individuals to contribute to the energy transition. Given their capacity to engage diverse publics, policymakers should endorse projects emphasizing individual participation alongside non-commercial community-based models. This would require their integration into existing regulatory frameworks. Future energy citizenship studies should further explore how individuals perceive and conceptualize what it means to be an energy citizen.

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Measuring the performance of green investment portfolios for zero-carbon environment: a comparative analysis of digital finance and asset-backed securities

Lei,

Bao,

Zhao

2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Crowdsourcing social acceptance: Why, when and how project developers offer citizens to co-invest in wind power

Cited by 9 publications

References 31 publications

Exploring the Synergy of Renewable Energy in the Circular Economy Framework: A Bibliometric Study

Exploring the Synergy of Renewable Energy in the Circular Economy Framework: A Bibliometric Study

Material energy citizenship through participation in citizen-financed photovoltaic projects

Measuring the performance of green investment portfolios for zero-carbon environment: a comparative analysis of digital finance and asset-backed securities

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