TY - THES A1 - Wack, Christian T1 - Acceptance criteria as part of the German energy turnaround T1 - Akzeptanzkriterien als Teil der deutschen Energiewende BT - a contribution to the implementation of and citizen participation in the major planning project “Suedlink” BT - ein Beitrag zur Planung und Durchführung der Windstromleitung SuedLink unter Berücksichtigung der Bürgerbeteiligung N2 - Die vorliegende Arbeit ist eine Fallstudie zum Netzausbauprojekt „Suedlink“. Sie gliedert sich demnach in vier wesentliche Abschnitte: 1. In einem theoretischen Teil werden die für diese Arbeit wichtigen Theorien der „Sozialen Akzeptanz“ nach Wüstenhagen et al. (2007), der „Schritte der Partizipation“ nach Münnich (2014) und der Governance-Theorie nach Benz und Dose (2011) erläutert. 2. In einem methodischen Teil werden die für diese Arbeit relevanten Methoden diskutiert und kritisch erläutert. 3. In einem qualitativ-empirischen Teil werden die Informationen der Experteninterviews ausgewertet und anhand der vorgestellten Theorien eingeordnet. In dem vierten und letzten Teil der Arbeit wird eine empirisch-quantitative Analyse der gesellschaftlichen Akzeptanz gegenüber Südlink vorgenommen. In dieser Arbeit soll mithilfe qualitativer und quantitativer Methoden zwei Fragen geklärt werden. 1. Welche Governance-Aspekte waren für eine gesetzliche Priorität von Erdkabeln im Ausbau von Hochspannungsübertragungsgleichstromleitungen entscheidend? Hierfür wurden intensive Dokumentenanalysen und verschiedene Experteninterviews durchgeführt. 2. Die zentrale Fragestellung dieser Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, inwiefern lokale und individuelle Faktoren die Akzeptanz von Suedlink beeinflussen. Hierbei ist interessant zu sehen, welchen Einfluss der gesetzliche Erdkabelvorrang bei der Akzeptanzbildung der Bevölkerung gegenüber Suedlink gespielt hat. Für die Beantwortung wurde ein Online-survey konzipiert, welcher zwischen März und Juli 2016 über Bürgerinitiativen, Landräte und soziale Netzwerke verteilt wurde. Nach Abschluss der Datenerhebung wurden dieser unter Verwendung deskriptiv-quantitativer Methoden ausgewertet. Die Auswertung der Umfrage zeigt auf, das Erdkabel alleine keine nennenswerte Akzeptanz schaffen (vgl. dazu Menges und Beyer, 2013). Vielmehr stehen individuell und lokale Faktoren und Kriterien im Vordergrund der Beurteilung. Zum Beispiel spielt die Qualität der Partizipation und Einbindung der Bürger sowie die Nähe zur Erdverkabelung und die finanzielle Mehrbelastung eine Rolle bei der Beurteilung von Erdkabeln. Zudem wird deutlich, das Befragte aus Bürgerinitiativen wesentlich kritischer gegen Suedlink allgemein und gegenüber Erdkabeln im speziellen sind. Ferner ist signifikant, dass Eigenheimbesitzer jegliche Bauform ablehnen. N2 - The present work is a case study contributing to the major planning project “Suedlink”. It is structured as follows: first, in a theoretical part, mandatory theories of social acceptance (Wüstenhagen et al., 2007), steps of participation (Münnich, 2014), and the governance theory (Benz and Dose, 2011) are elaborated. Secondly, the relevant methods are discussed. Thirdly, in a qualitative analytical part, the information that were gathered from the expert interviews are analyzed with the use of the aforementioned theories. In the fourth place, an empirical quantitative analysis of data regarding the public acceptance towards Suedlink is presented. In this case study, with the use of qualitative and quantitative methods, two questions are answered: first, which governance aspects were relevant for the priority use of underground cables for the construction of high voltage direct current transmission lines? For this question, intensive document analysis and different expert interviews were conducted. Secondly, the central question of the present work addresses the question whether local or/and individual factors affect the public acceptance towards SüdLink. Here, in particular, it is interesting to analyze if the priority use of underground cables affected the people’s acceptance towards SuedLink. In order to respond to both questions, an online survey was conducted among citizen initiatives, district administrators, and individuals in social media during March till July 2016. Thereafter, the data was analyzed with the use of descriptive quantitative methods. The data shows, that underground cables not necessarily increase public acceptance (see also Menges and Beyer, 2013). On the contrary, individual and local criteria were relevant for the survey respondents. For example criteria such as the quality of participation, distance between home and transmission lines, and the additional financial burden (taxes, higher prices for electricity) were important for the evaluation. In addition, survey respondents who participated in citizen initiatives were more critical against the priority use of underground cables and SuedLink in general. Likewise, residential homeowners rejected every form of transmission lines. KW - Suedlink KW - Südlink KW - Netzausbau KW - Bürgerbeteiligung KW - Energiewende KW - Partizipation KW - soziale Akzeptanz KW - Großprojekte KW - Suedlink KW - Südlink KW - transmission grid KW - citizen participation KW - energy transition KW - energy turnaround KW - social acceptance KW - high-voltage direct current transmission lines Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-395173 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Süsser, Diana A1 - Gaschnig, Hannes A1 - Ceglarz, Andrzej A1 - Stavrakas, Vassilis A1 - Flamos, Alexandros A1 - Lilliestam, Johan T1 - Better suited or just more complex? BT - on the fit between user needs and modeller-driven improvements of energy system models JF - Energy N2 - Energy system models are advancing rapidly. However, it is not clear whether models are becoming better, in the sense that they address the questions that decision-makers need to be answered to make well-informed decisions. Therefore, we investigate the gap between model improvements relevant from the perspective of modellers compared to what users of model results think models should address. Thus, we ask: What are the differences between energy model improvements as perceived by modellers, and the actual needs of users of model results? To answer this question, we conducted a literature review, 32 interviews, and an online survey. Our results show that user needs and ongoing improvements of energy system models align to a large degree so that future models are indeed likely to be better than current models. We also find mismatches between the needs of modellers and users, especially in the modelling of social, behavioural and political aspects, the trade-off between model complexity and understandability, and the ways that model results should be communicated. Our findings suggest that a better understanding of user needs and closer cooperation between modellers and users is imperative to truly improve models and unlock their full potential to support the transition towards climate neutrality in Europe. KW - energy systems modelling KW - energy transition KW - user needs KW - energy policymaking KW - climate neutrality KW - European union Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121909 SN - 0360-5442 SN - 1873-6785 VL - 239 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kleanthis, Nikos A1 - Stavrakas, Vassilis A1 - Ceglarz, Andrzej A1 - Süsser, Diana A1 - Schibline, Amanda A1 - Lilliestam, Johan A1 - Flamos, Alexandros T1 - Eliciting knowledge from stakeholders to identify critical issues of the transition to climate neutrality in Greece, the Nordic Region, and the European Union JF - Energy research & social ccience N2 - There are considerable differences in the pace and underlying motivations of the energy transition in the different geographical contexts across Europe. The European Union's commitment to climate neutrality by 2050 requires a better understanding of the energy transition in different contexts and scales to improve cooperation of involved actors. In this article, we identify critical issues and challenges of the European energy transition as perceived by stakeholders and investigate how these perceptions vary across geographical contexts. To do so, we couple a policy document analysis with research based on stakeholder engagement activities in three different scales, national (Greece), regional (Nordic Region) and continental scale (European Union). Our findings show that stakeholder perspectives on the energy transition depend on contextual factors underlying the need for policies sensitive to the different transition issues and challenges in European regions. They also reveal cross-cutting issues and challenges among the three case studies, which could lead to further improvement of the cross-country collaboration to foster the European energy transition. KW - challenges KW - case studies KW - energy policy KW - energy transition KW - climate neutrality KW - stakeholder engagement Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102836 SN - 2214-6296 VL - 93 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -