Creating Synergies from Renewable Energy Investments, a Community Success Story from Lolland, Denmark

Silvia Magnoni and Andrea M. Bassi
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Silvia Magnoni: Baltic Sea Solutions, Højbygaard Papirfabrik, Fabriksvej 2, Bygn. A, 4960Holeby, Denmark
Andrea M. Bassi: Millennium Institute, 2111 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22201, USA

Energies, 2009, vol. 2, issue 4, 1-19

Abstract: The island of Lolland is a showcase example of a remote local community being able to stand up to the challenges of facing environmental and social consequences of climate change while creating economic opportunities. This island has had many years of experience in implementing renewable energy (RE) projects as a way to combating peripheral poverty and promoting economic growth in a relatively remote area. The development strategy lies within the unique concept of Lolland Community Testing Facilities (CTF), which creates a forum between the private sector, research institutions and local political authorities by exploiting synergies among green investments and providing an international testing and demonstration platform for renewable energy technology and products. The present paper aims at giving an overview of integrated longer term energy planning based on Lolland CTF, its components and main features, while highlighting those critical characteristics that could make the CTF model successful and relevant for RE-based local development worldwide.

Keywords: remote areas; sustainable development; renewable energy; peripheral regeneration; environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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