A framework to analyse community energy in towns and villages
- The article develops an analytical framework to explain the successes and failures of local community energy projects in the countryside. Theoretical elements based on ownership, technology acceptance, value chains and public opinions are developed and synthesised in two concepts: ´technical complexity and its antagonist social complexity. The achievement of a mature community energy regime is explained as a continuous process of consecutive single steps in both social and technical arenas.
Author: | Conrad Kunze |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:co1-opus-30875 |
ISSN: | 2198-4689 |
Series (Serial Number): | Sozialwissenschaftliche Umweltfragen: Berichte & Arbeitspapiere / Reports & Working Papers (4) |
Document Type: | Report |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2014 |
Release Date: | 2014/05/15 |
Tag: | Community energy; Germany; Renewable energy; Rural development |
GND Keyword: | Ländliche Entwicklung; Erneuerbare Energien |
Institutes: | Fakultät 2 Umwelt und Naturwissenschaften / FG Sozialwissenschaftliche Umweltfragen |
Institution name at the time of publication: | Fakultät für Umweltwissenschaften und Verfahrenstechnik (eBTU) / LS Sozialwissenschaftliche Umweltfragen |