Citizen concerns and acceptance for novel energy technologies

Manuel Baumann (), Marcel Weil () and Philip Emmerich ()
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Manuel Baumann: OAT/CICS.NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ci ncias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Marcel Weil: Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Philip Emmerich: Technische UniversitŠt Berlin

No 01/2018, IET Working Papers Series from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, IET/CICS.NOVA-Interdisciplinary Centre on Social Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology

Abstract: The introduction of new energy technologies in the context of the transformation of energy systems has repeatedly led to acceptance problems. These can have a decisive impact on the success of individual projects or the introduction of entire technologies. Therefore, three new energy technologies have been selected for an acceptance examination of the population: hydrogen filling stations, stationary battery storage systems, and production facilities for biofuels, which will contribute to the decarbonisation of the energy sector in the future. Based on interviews with experts, a survey was developed to: analyse the acceptance based on the citizen concerns for the selected technologies, the attitude towards financial support, the perceived influence on the implementation process, and the current state of knowledge regarding the respective technology. The first analysis points to a certain acceptance of the selected energy technologies among the population in Germany. The work provides a first cornerstone for a more detailed explanation of the acceptance genesis for new energy technologies.

Keywords: energy technology; acceptance; Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O21 Q42 Q47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2018-01
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