This report researches the important role of meticulous route and road planning in establishing the feasibility of new potential wind farms. By focusing on a wind farm project in the southwest of France near Bordeaux, this report highlights how effective route planning significantly reduces construction …

Given the urgency of global energy transition, small- and medium-sized cities often undergo rapid changes. What is often missing, however, is a better understanding of how residents of those places perceive, and relate to the various aspects of local energy transition process and spatial outcomes. This …

This study focuses on top-down and bottom-up processes within the field of energy transition. It aims at gaining insights into the ways that a more balanced approach can be achieved, by taking into consideration the (mutual) interests, barriers and expectations of the municipality and local citizen initiatives. …

Expert Meeting Waterstoflandschap.

Windmolens, hoogspanningsleidingen en zonneparken: de één ziet ze als een stap naar een schone toekomst, terwijl het voor de ander stoorzenders zijn in ons prachtige landschap. Kan er een wereld bestaan waar deze ‘stoorzenders’ niet alleen visuele obstakels zijn, maar juist harmoniëren met het landschap? …

Het gebied tussen Groningen en Leek dat bestemd was om rustig en leeg te blijven werd snel overgenomen door een bedrijventerrein, hoogspanningsleidingen en grondbergingsgebieden, zag Kim van Dam. Nu ligt er een nieuwe gebiedsvisie klaar.

Participatory energy planning at the local level engages citizens, builds legitimacy and trust, and increases successful implementation of renewable energies. In the context of heat planning, technology choices highly vary depending on the local context and social conditions and including social input …

Introductie van onderzoekslijn energielandschapppen

It is essential to consider the social context when designing sustainable energy systems that lead to successful implementation in neighbourhoods. Current methods often only consider techno-economic aspects and are insufficiently capable of including social factors, because they are unclear about which …