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A conceptual framework for understanding the social acceptance of energy infrastructure: insights from energy storage

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posted on 2023-06-09, 07:26 authored by Patrick Devine-Wright, Susana Batel, Oystein Aas, Benjamin SovacoolBenjamin Sovacool, Michael Carnegie Labelle, Audun Ruud
Although social acceptance research has blossomed over the last decade, interdisciplinary studies combining market, socio-political and community aspects are scarce. We propose a novel integration of social science theory in which the belief systems or social representations held by key actors play a crucial role in fostering acceptance of novel technologies, and where a polycentric perspective places particular emphasis on ways that middle actors mediate processes of change between scales. We advance a methodological approach that combines qualitative and quantitative research methods and exemplify the framework by focusing on acceptance of renewable energy storage solutions to accommodate high levels of renewable energy deployment. A research agenda for the social acceptance of energy storage is proposed that sets out key research questions relating international, national and local levels. The outcome of such studies would not only lead to enhanced understanding of processes of social acceptance, but deliver important insights for policy and practice.

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Publication status

  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Energy Policy

ISSN

0301-4215

Publisher

Elsevier

Volume

107

Page range

27-31

Department affiliated with

  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-07-27

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-04-20

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-07-26

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