EDC Serial Number
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EDC0000285 |
Title
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Perception Spillover From Fracking, 2022 |
Data Location
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https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=856047
Linked Dataset outside of EDC
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Description
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Public opposition to new energy technology can harm the chances of successful deployment. Less is known about knock-on effects on the wider energy system, including whether such opposition impacts public perceptions of other technologies. Here we present a mixed-methods study into perception spillover, examining whether the controversy over fracking for oil and gas affects public attitudes to two novel low-carbon energy technologies: deep enhanced geothermal systems, and green hydrogen. We argue that perception spillover is multi-faceted, and we conceptualise and test spontaneous, prompted and primed forms, examining how and why particular types occur. Using a nationally-representative UK survey and two focus groups, we show that perception spillover from fracking could lead to widespread negative perceptions of deep geothermal energy, influencing the conditions which deep geothermal would be expected to meet. Conversely, a minority of participants expressed more positive perceptions of green hydrogen because they deemed it dissimilar to fracking.
Flexible fund project under the UK Unconventional Hydrocarbons project. Aims to understand the impact of fracking on public perceptions of other energy technologies |
DOI
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(none given) |
Sector
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Commercial |
Coverage
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United Kingdom Start: 15/03/2022 End: 10/10/2022
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Usage Rights for this Data
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CC-BY This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. Credit must be given to the creator. CC-BY
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Data Type
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Report |
Parameter Names
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Units
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(none given) |
Number of Records
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(none given) |
IEA Category
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Geothermal Energy Environmental, social and economic impacts
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Creator of the Data
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Cox, E, Cardiff University |
Data made available by
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Cox, E, Cardiff University |
Format
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application/msword |
Language
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English |
Project
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UKERC Research outputs from the UK Energy Research Centre |
Related Datasets
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Other Information
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This is a linked dataset held in the UKDS |