Abstract Thirty years of North American research on public acceptance of wind energy has
produced important insights, yet knowledge gaps remain. This review synthesizes the …

Governments have set ambitious targets for low-carbon electricity, supported by policies that
aim at accelerating the expansion of renewables like onshore wind energy. In-step with …

Global climate solutions depend on low-carbon energy transitions in developing countries,
but little is known about how those will unfold. Examining the transitions of Brazil and South …

This article explores municipal acceptance of wind power in Sweden and draws conclusions
on the basis of semi-structured interviews with municipal decision-makers, together with …

To gain acceptance for renewable energy production sites, it is not sufficient to develop the
appropriate technology without taking the social context and fairness concerns into account …

Research indicates that local energy projects may disrupt different dimensions of people's
sense of place, such as place attachment, causing local resistance within a community …

Among renewable energy technologies, wind energy accounts for the highest share in gross
electricity consumption in Germany. To keep this renewable share up, wind energy project …

Local opposition to wind energy projects in Europe and North America is growing. This often
causes project delays or even failure. Financial benefits may be one way to counteract a …

One of the most relevant acceptance factors of local wind turbines (WTs) are noise
emissions. To better understand why some residents experience stress effects from wind …

This paper examines a representative choice experiment for Ireland (n= 1014) to understand
the trade-offs citizens are willing to make between the distribution of financial benefits from a …