The contribution of innovation policy criteria to the development of local renewable energy systems

Frank, Alejandro Germán; Gerstlberger, Wolfgang; Paslauski, Carolline Amaral; Lerman, Laura Visintainer; Ayala, Néstor Fabián

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2018.01.036

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“…They have shown that the development of community energy has been substantially shaped by the national regulatory frameworks and depends particularly on whether and how feed-in tariffs for renewable energies have been implemented [7,13]. Other authors have emphasized the need for local acceptance and support for the development of renewable energy projects and thus the importance of local actors for community energy [18][19][20]. Municipalities are such actors.…”

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How municipalities support energy cooperatives: survey results from Germany and Switzerland

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Background: Energy cooperatives are a prominent and common form of community energy. Community energy has the potential to increase actor diversity and local acceptance of renewable energies and has therefore been highlighted to be conducive to energy transitions. While research has recognized the importance of both the national and the local governance levels for community energy, it remains unclear how these two levels are related. Against this backdrop, this paper investigates how municipalities support energy cooperatives at the local level and how this support is related to national context conditions. Methods: The study takes a quantitative approach using own survey data from Germany and Switzerland. Based on a typology of municipal support, we compare limiting factors and municipal support for energy cooperatives between the two countries as well as between energy cooperatives with and without municipal membership. By means of this two-tiered comparison, we analyze how municipal support is related to national contexts, specifically regarding national energy policies, and to municipal involvement in the cooperatives. Results: Our analysis shows that municipal support can benefit energy cooperatives as it addresses some of the major limiting factors for energy cooperatives in Germany and Switzerland. However, our data suggest that municipalities only specifically address cooperatives' limitations with support measures if they are a member in the cooperative. This indicates that organizational involvement of a municipality in energy cooperatives leads to a more targeted support compared to non-members and thus is beneficial to meet the specific cooperatives' challenges due to national energy policy. Conclusions: Cooperatives can benefit from municipal support, especially if the municipality is a cooperative member. Municipal support is likely to become even more important for energy cooperatives in the future, due to reduced national support for renewable energies in Germany and Switzerland. On their part, municipalities can benefit from collaborating with energy cooperatives, as they gain an additional instrument to implement municipal energy policy. Hence, supporting and seeking membership in energy cooperatives appear to be adequate strategies for municipalities to foster a decentralized energy transition.

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How municipalities support energy cooperatives: survey results from Germany and Switzerland

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“…Renewable energy systems are becoming a strong element of local sustainable development strategies. The answer to the question remains whether direct financial support for renewable energy systems has an impact on the increase in the use of renewable energy [45]. It seems that in Polish conditions, with a less prosperous society and a not very well-developed renewable energy sector, direct support may, however, be the main incentive to invest in renewable energy.…”

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Energetic and Environmental Aspects of Individual Heat Generation for Sustainable Development at a Local Scale—A Case Study from Poland

2020

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The housing sector, especially with respect to energy generation to provide heating and domestic hot water, has been identified, after transport, as contributing the most to air pollution and the occurrence of low emissions in Poland. In particular, this applies to areas where there is a lack of heating and gas networks. This paper presents the results of calculations relating to the emission of atmospheric pollutants (TSP—total suspended particles as particulate matter PM10 and PM2.5, SOx—sulphur dioxide, NOx—nitrogen dioxide, CO—carbon monoxide) from individual sources of heat. The fact that a commune that does not have the network infrastructure, noted above, was taken into consideration, and the structure of heat generation was estimated on the basis of coal, fuel oil and biomass. The analysis was carried out taking into account the variable heat generation structure in households depending on the fuels used, including the heating values of fuels and the efficiency of heating devices. Based on the calculations carried out, an ecological effect was obtained by assuming the replacement of heat sources by devices with higher efficiency and also by considering the possibility of using heat pumps as a zero-emission solution in the households. This article attempts to answer the question posed by municipal authorities on how to limit the negative impact on the environment of individual heating devices in order to achieve sustainable development, including the specific conditions resulting from limited infrastructural opportunities.

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“…In this respect, three recurring themes have been identified in the selected sample, specifically collaboration via the 'Triple Helix' (e.g. Barrie et al, 2017;Frank et al, 2018), the deliberate shaping of the conditions for interaction (e.g. Elsner, 2004) and navigating through public concerns (e.g.…”

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Governance of sustainable innovation: Moving beyond the hierarchy-market-network trichotomy? A systematic literature review using the ‘who-how-what’ framework

Lupova-Henry

Dotti

2019

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Highlights  A systematic literature review on governance for sustainable innovations.  The 'who-how-what' framework is used to deconstruct and organise the field  The move beyond the hierarchy-market-network trichotomy is proposed  The need to shift the focus from the 'who' to 'how' of governance is highlighted  Networks, trust, knowledge and 'common good' as keywords for stakeholder engagement

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The contribution of innovation policy criteria to the development of local renewable energy systems

Cited by 45 publications

References 97 publications

How municipalities support energy cooperatives: survey results from Germany and Switzerland

How municipalities support energy cooperatives: survey results from Germany and Switzerland

Energetic and Environmental Aspects of Individual Heat Generation for Sustainable Development at a Local Scale—A Case Study from Poland

Governance of sustainable innovation: Moving beyond the hierarchy-market-network trichotomy? A systematic literature review using the ‘who-how-what’ framework

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