Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | RES-338-25-0010-A | |
| Title | Community energy initiative: embedding sustainable technology at a local level | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy) 10%; Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy) 30%; Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy) 10%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts) 50%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Geography and Environmental Studies) 10%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Economics and Econometrics) 15%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Politics and International Studies) 50%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 15%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Education) 10%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 25%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 35%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 15%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy) 25%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Professor GP (Gordon ) Walker No email address given Geography Lancaster University |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | ESRC | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2005 | |
| End Date | 31 July 2006 | |
| Duration | 16 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £74,014 | |
| Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors | |
| Region | North West | |
| Programme | ESRC Energy | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor GP (Gordon ) Walker , Geography, Lancaster University (99.998%) |
| Other Investigator | Prof P (Patrick ) Devine-Wright , Geography, University of Exeter (0.001%) Professor (Bob ) Evans , School of the Built & Natural Environment, Northumbria University (0.001%) |
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| Web Site | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=RES-338-25-0010-A |
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| Objectives | Objectives not supplied | |
| Abstract | Recent policy statements have placed growing importance on sustainable energy generation. This multidisciplinary project evaluated the role of community initiatives in the implementation and embedding of renewable energy technologies in the United Kingdom. The project sought to explain this new theme of policy, evaluate project development on the ground and reflect critically on the distinctive qualities of a community approach to diffusing sustainable energy technologies. The research involvedthe construction of a database of community projects, programme level interviews and six project case studies. The research found that there has been a multiplicity of drivers for supporting community renewables and that projects take many different forms, both in terms of technology ‘hardware’and the ‘software’ of social arrangements through which the technology is utilised. Who the community is and exactly how ‘it’ should be involved and should benefit from a community energy project is open to interpretation and challenge. Case study evidence suggests that many of the claims made for community renewables can be observed in practice but that none are guaranteed. Policy interventions need to be more coordinated and inclusive and provide a more concerted commitment to the benefits of community-based processes. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 29/10/09 | |
