Public acceptance of emerging energy technologies in context of the German energy transition

Emmerich, Philipp; Hülemeier, Anna-Gesina; Jendryczko, David; Baumann, Manuel; Weil, Marcel; Baur, Dorothee

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111516

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“…Batel and Devine-Wright [ 16 ] argue there is a gap between documented national and local attitudes towards renewables partly due to whether the studies focus on more local or more generic impacts of renewables. In this context, some authors have attempted to bridge this gap by for example gauging generic acceptance through questionnaires for hypothetical locations close to respondents [ 17 , 57 ]. In our study, we took a different but complementary approach.…”

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Explaining the Social Acceptance of Renewables through Location-Related Factors: An Application to the Portuguese Case

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Sousa

Valente

2021

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The public perception of renewable energy sources is generally positive, due to their role in air pollution and CO2 emission mitigation policies. However, there are local environmental detrimental effects, and empirical evidence is not consistent as to the support of local communities. In the present paper, we analyse the antecedents of public generic perceptions of renewables grounded on objective location-related factors. Personal location-related factors can originate in the involvement of individuals with renewable energy sources. Regional location-related factors concern the importance of the renewable energy source in the district of residence and in relation to other renewables. We implement a questionnaire on public perceptions of renewable energy sources by the general population in mainland Portugal and complement respondent-level responses with renewable energy district information. Regression analysis shows that these objective location-related factors, both personal and regional, help explain public perceptions of renewables and thus we find empirical support for the proposed approach. These results can inform and guide policymakers in tackling future social acceptance issues of renewable energy policies towards lower carbon emissions and less polluting energy production.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Explaining the Social Acceptance of Renewables through Location-Related Factors: An Application to the Portuguese Case

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2021

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“…Overall, research on the acceptance of battery storage systems is still relatively sparse, which emphasizes the necessity to conduct research on the acceptance of the technology. Most existing studies indicate that people hold positive attitudes towards battery storage technologies overall [36][37][38][39]. On the other hand, qualitative research also points towards the fact that there are various public concerns with regard to the technology that might decrease acceptance of battery storage in a local context [37].…”

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Assessing the social acceptance of key technologies for the German energy transition

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Background The widespread use of sustainable energy technologies is a key element in the transformation of the energy system from fossil-based to zero-carbon. In line with this, technology acceptance is of great importance as resistance from the public can slow down or hinder the construction of energy technology projects. The current study assesses the social acceptance of three energy technologies relevant for the German energy transition: stationary battery storage, biofuel production plants and hydrogen fuel station. Methods An online survey was conducted to examine the public’s general and local acceptance of energy technologies. Explored factors included general and local acceptance, public concerns, trust in relevant stakeholders and attitudes towards financial support. Results The results indicate that general acceptance for all technologies is slightly higher than local acceptance. In addition, we discuss which public concerns exist with regard to the respective technologies and how they are more strongly associated with local than general acceptance. Further, we show that trust in stakeholders and attitudes towards financial support is relatively high across the technologies discussed. Conclusions Taken together, the study provides evidence for the existence of a “general–local” gap, despite measuring general and local acceptance at the same level of specificity using a public sample. In addition, the collected data can provide stakeholders with an overview of worries that might need to be addressed when planning to implement a certain energy project.

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“…. Raising awareness of problems with the current energy system influences the general acceptance of hydrogen technologies [248].…”

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The status of hydrogen technologies in the UK: A multi-disciplinary review

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Howe

2021

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

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Public acceptance of emerging energy technologies in context of the German energy transition

Cited by 59 publications

References 31 publications

Explaining the Social Acceptance of Renewables through Location-Related Factors: An Application to the Portuguese Case

Explaining the Social Acceptance of Renewables through Location-Related Factors: An Application to the Portuguese Case

Assessing the social acceptance of key technologies for the German energy transition

The status of hydrogen technologies in the UK: A multi-disciplinary review

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