Local Energy Projects on Islands: Assessing the Creation and Upscaling of Social Niches

Islands have great potential for renewable energy, and several pilot and experimental projects have been set up on islands globally, aiming to promote clean energy and self-sufficiency. Many of these decentralized energy initiatives oppose the established regimes of centralized electricity generatio...

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Author: Tsagkari, Marula
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Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Keyword:Illes
Energies renovables
Islands
Renewable energy sources
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spelling Local Energy Projects on Islands: Assessing the Creation and Upscaling of Social NichesTsagkari, MarulaIllesEnergies renovablesIslandsRenewable energy sourcesIslands have great potential for renewable energy, and several pilot and experimental projects have been set up on islands globally, aiming to promote clean energy and self-sufficiency. Many of these decentralized energy initiatives oppose the established regimes of centralized electricity generation and introduce new forms of organization and management. Thus, they can be considered social niches. The aim of the present study is to explore the transition potential of renewable energy projects on three islands located in southern Europe. The analysis mobilizes literature on the strategic niche management theory (SNM) with a focus on the role of the various actors and the different management models. Through a systematic analysis of policy documents and the literature, enriched by interviews, the paper identifies different types of renewable energy projects and discusses the potential for scale up. The paper concludes that these projects are currently in the inter-local phase, and decentralization is not only an important innovation for energy production, but also a new form of energy management often dominated by different actors than the established electricity system.MDPI2021202120202021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion18 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/178396Articles publicats en revistes (Economia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410431Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, num. 24, p. 10431https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410431cc-by (c) Tsagkari, Marula , 2020https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1783962026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Local Energy Projects on Islands: Assessing the Creation and Upscaling of Social Niches
title Local Energy Projects on Islands: Assessing the Creation and Upscaling of Social Niches
spellingShingle Local Energy Projects on Islands: Assessing the Creation and Upscaling of Social Niches
Tsagkari, Marula
Illes
Energies renovables
Islands
Renewable energy sources
title_short Local Energy Projects on Islands: Assessing the Creation and Upscaling of Social Niches
title_full Local Energy Projects on Islands: Assessing the Creation and Upscaling of Social Niches
title_fullStr Local Energy Projects on Islands: Assessing the Creation and Upscaling of Social Niches
title_full_unstemmed Local Energy Projects on Islands: Assessing the Creation and Upscaling of Social Niches
title_sort Local Energy Projects on Islands: Assessing the Creation and Upscaling of Social Niches
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tsagkari, Marula
author Tsagkari, Marula
author_facet Tsagkari, Marula
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Illes
Energies renovables
Islands
Renewable energy sources
topic Illes
Energies renovables
Islands
Renewable energy sources
description Islands have great potential for renewable energy, and several pilot and experimental projects have been set up on islands globally, aiming to promote clean energy and self-sufficiency. Many of these decentralized energy initiatives oppose the established regimes of centralized electricity generation and introduce new forms of organization and management. Thus, they can be considered social niches. The aim of the present study is to explore the transition potential of renewable energy projects on three islands located in southern Europe. The analysis mobilizes literature on the strategic niche management theory (SNM) with a focus on the role of the various actors and the different management models. Through a systematic analysis of policy documents and the literature, enriched by interviews, the paper identifies different types of renewable energy projects and discusses the potential for scale up. The paper concludes that these projects are currently in the inter-local phase, and decentralization is not only an important innovation for energy production, but also a new form of energy management often dominated by different actors than the established electricity system.
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