Key readings: The people's Energiewende
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The publication offers an overview of the themes of acceptance and citizen participation in renewable energy. Based on the results of a representative survey it shows the technology-specific acceptance of renewable energy in Germany, followed by an overview of the plant-specific adoption of renewable energies in connection with the question if there is such thing as NIMBY effect. Finally, it presents possible solutions for problems of acceptance in two best practice examples.
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This study addresses the necessity of having citizens participate financially in the further extension of Renewable Energies. It stresses that their participation doesn’t automatically bring any added value for them, but that it is rather a vehicle for local value and acceptance of the further development.
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This report discusses the possibilities for a socially acceptable form of energy transition and suggests concrete policy options to set priorities. It presents the aspect of social accounting of the energy transition, that is, to any required monitoring of cost and benefit distribution, as well as the cooperative aspects of “community work”.
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The Policy Brief includes proposals for more fairly distributing costs resulting from older renewable plants and ensuring that the current cost of renewable power production, which has now reached the level of new thermal power plants, is more reasonably reflected in power prices. In drafting its recommendations, TPEC took care to consider the unique qualities of the various technologies for producing renewable power as well as the power generation structure resulting from past and current policy.
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The Online Study targets the origin of the “increasing willingness of German citizens to demonstrate against large infrastructure projects and new technologies”. It deals with the question if these large projects “that used to be considered a particular strength of Germany and its industry”, nowadays provoke a particular rejection within the population, and create a “NIMBY republic”. Finally, it looks for solutions for generating greater acceptance among society for major projects.
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The slides are meant to contribute to the Energy Transition with the help of financial participation concepts. The main target group are representatives from management and policy as well as network operators, energy and climate change initiatives, environmental organizations, acting as a central precursor for renewable energy projects and make an important contribution to raising awareness and mobilizing local and regional actors.
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The study shows that the contribution of German citizens to the country’s energy transformation is almost four times as big as the energy providers’. Residents operate almost half of the installed bio and solar energy plants and even more than half of the installed wind energy. Hence, citizens’ energy makes a significant contribution to market diversity
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This overview gives a very helpful insight on where and how citizens and municipalities implemented energy cooperatives in the past years.
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This site is published by the Agency for Renewable Energies and is meant to support municipal decision makers and citizens to promote the expansion of renewable energies with a broad local approval.
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This collection contains material on municipal (or local) value added by the energy transition and its impact on employment effects. It also provides a list of other relevant information, link lists and best practice examples from German municipalities.
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Feature article on Siemens corporate website that describes how people in Germany participate in the transition to renewable energy sources and its implementation including financial aspects.
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This study from the Leuphana University in Lüneburg provides an overview of the rapidly increasing number of energy cooperatives over the last decade and the current slowing of new foundations. It also looks at their future prospects.
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Compiles the latest data on photovoltaics (PV) in Germany, including number of installations, costs and the effects of PV on the power system.
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Tuesday, 17 February, 2015 - 00:00