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Table 1 Characteristics that influence occurrence and success of community RE initiatives

From: The institutional space of community initiatives for renewable energy: a comparative case study of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark

Type

Dimension

Characteristics

Strategic

Cultural

Legitimacy of sustainability objectives, pro-environmental attitude, willingness to act

Organizational

Support for community action

Personal

Leadership, knowledge and expertise, access to technology and grid, adaptive capacity, management skills

Institutional

Political

Subsidies, flexibility, priority for sustainability goals, project support (advice, financial), network

Legal

Formal rules and regulations, decision-making procedures, degree of discretionary space, control mechanisms

Economic

Division of material resources, availability of investors, expected profitability

Socio-cultural

Capacity for institutional learning, problem perception, attitude on experimentation

(Bio-)physical

 

Wind speed, solar hours, tidal waves, hydropower; presence of fossil fuels, urbanization, technological developments