Blar i Institutt for miljø- og naturvitskap på emneord "renewable energy"
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Assessing the Impact of Renewable Energy on Regional Sustainability—A Comparative Study of Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) and Okinawa (Japan)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The drive to expand renewable energies is often in direct conflict with sustainable development goals. Thus, it is important that energy policies account for potential trade-offs. We assess the interlinkages between energy, ... -
Attitudes towards onshore wind power in Norway: The role of ownership
(Master thesis, 2019)Over the next two years, Norway stands to triple its production of onshore wind power electricity. This increase in production is not being spearheaded by Norwegian companies, but by foreign investors, constructing billions ... -
Climate Change and Climate Risk Perception among Actors in the Norwegian Renewable Energy Sector
(Master thesis, 2023)This master’s thesis aims to analyse the perception of actors in the Norwegian renewable energy sector about climate risk and the consequences of climate change on the renewable energy sector. Climate risks have highly ... -
Environmental Restoration in Hydropower Development — Lessons from Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Hydropower is expanding globally and is regarded a keymeasure formitigating climate change, but it also results inmajor environmental degradation, both at local scale andmore widely. We can learn lessons about how restoration ... -
Is local always best? Social acceptance of small hydropower projects in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Small-scale development of renewable energy has been identified as one possible solution to meet future energy needs and is well aligned with the general European trend towards further development of community energy ... -
Statistical evidence on the role of energy cooperatives for the energy transition in European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The share of renewable energy is increasing throughout Europe. Yet, little is known about how much can be attributed to different actors, other than those commercially active. This paper provides empirical evidence of ...