Projects per year
Abstract
Renewable and smart grid technologies play a key role in delivering a sustainable energy future for non-interconnected islands. In this context, societal acceptance of proposed interventions manifests itself as a major determinant of planned transitions. With extant scholarship on public acceptability of sustainable energy technologies focusing on local opposition to wind farms, this paper presents timely survey data from the island of Tilos to provide a better understanding of energy-users’ perceptions vis-à-vis novel smart island proposals. Against stultifying narratives highlighting the lack of community acceptance for local interventions, we uncover: a) the widespread acceptance of sustainable and smart energy solutions, and b) the willingness of a large proportion of locals to play their part, as engaged energy prosumers, in a green energy transition. In turn, these findings form the basis for future academic and technical interventions on the island, and inform broader conclusions on public engagement around energy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 249-254 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Energy Procedia |
Volume | 159 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2019 |
Event | Applied Energy Symposium and Forum, Renewable Energy Integration with Mini/Microgrids, REM 2018 - Rhodes Greece Duration: 29 Sep 2018 → 30 Sep 2018 |
Profiles
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Konstantinos Chalvatzis
- Norwich Business School - Professor of Sustainable Energy Business
- Vice-Chancellor's Office - Academic Chair ClimateUEA
- Centre for Competition Policy - Member
- Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - Member
- Innovation, Technology and Operations Management - Member
- ClimateUEA - Academic Chair
- CreativeUEA - Steering Committee Member
Person: Research Group Member, Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Technology Innovation for the Local Scale, Optimum Integration of Battery Energy Storage
Chalvatzis, K., Kaldellis, J., Bell, E., Daniels, K., Dobson, P., Finegan, A., Garyfalakis, S., Haack, D., Hahndorf, I., Hargreaves, T., Lettice, F., Magnor, D., Mantzaris, N., Markellos, R., Merten, J., Notton, G., Ortiz, B., Patsaka, T., Suarez, S. & Vona, M.
1/02/15 → 31/01/19
Project: Research