Integrating Social Concerns Into Regional Renewable Energy Resource Assessments: A Case Study in Rigolet, NL, Canada
This thesis demonstrates a novel approach to integrating social concerns regarding energy development into renewable energy resource assessment. An extensive literature review of the social aspects of energy identifies five perspectives (acceptability, social license, energy justice, community energ...
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ftqueensuniv:oai:qspace.library.queensu.ca:1974/31000 2023-05-15T18:07:02+02:00 Integrating Social Concerns Into Regional Renewable Energy Resource Assessments: A Case Study in Rigolet, NL, Canada Carlson, Jordan Mabee, Warren Geography and Planning 2022-11-11T15:45:32Z http://hdl.handle.net/1974/31000 eng eng Canadian theses http://hdl.handle.net/1974/31000 Queen's University's Thesis/Dissertation Non-Exclusive License for Deposit to QSpace and Library and Archives Canada ProQuest PhD and Master's Theses International Dissemination Agreement Intellectual Property Guidelines at Queen's University Copying and Preserving Your Thesis This publication is made available by the authority of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private study and research and may not be copied or reproduced except as permitted by the copyright laws without written authority from the copyright owner. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ CC-BY-NC-ND Renewable energy Tidal energy Energy transitions Energy geography thesis 2022 ftqueensuniv 2022-11-20T00:03:14Z This thesis demonstrates a novel approach to integrating social concerns regarding energy development into renewable energy resource assessment. An extensive literature review of the social aspects of energy identifies five perspectives (acceptability, social license, energy justice, community energy, Indigenous criticism) that define social issues in energy development. These perspectives are applied in a review of technical resource assessment and planning literature to identify the approaches taken there. The resource assessment literature demonstrates an instrumentalized approach to social license, emphasising conflict avoidance. More outcome-oriented perspectives that emphasised community ownership, distribution of project benefits, alignment with local ways of life, and similar concerns were not widely used in assessment and planning. Informed by these findings, a mixed methods approach to resource assessment was applied to the tidal energy resource near the community of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut (Labrador, Canada). Key informant interviews were conducted with participants in the community. Participants understood different energy resources well, and aligned with the outcome-focused perspectives identified in the literature. Results from these interviews were used to identify the resources most preferred by participants: wind, solar, and tidal energy. Computer modeling of the tides allowed for comparison of tidal resources near Rigolet to wind, solar, and existing diesel systems through the microgrid optimisation software HOMER. These comparisons suggest that although there is an abundant tidal resource near Rigolet, existing commercial tidal energy convertors are ill-suited to it. Future low-flow tidal energy turbines may enable Rigolet to pursue tidal energy as part of its energy future. Near term, wind energy with battery backup may be able to significantly reduce diesel consumption in Rigolet, reducing both cost of energy and pollutant emissions. The integrative approach taken to social issues as part of ... Thesis Rigolet Queen's University, Ontario: QSpace Canada Rigolet ENVELOPE(-58.430,-58.430,54.180,54.180) |
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This thesis demonstrates a novel approach to integrating social concerns regarding energy development into renewable energy resource assessment. An extensive literature review of the social aspects of energy identifies five perspectives (acceptability, social license, energy justice, community energy, Indigenous criticism) that define social issues in energy development. These perspectives are applied in a review of technical resource assessment and planning literature to identify the approaches taken there. The resource assessment literature demonstrates an instrumentalized approach to social license, emphasising conflict avoidance. More outcome-oriented perspectives that emphasised community ownership, distribution of project benefits, alignment with local ways of life, and similar concerns were not widely used in assessment and planning. Informed by these findings, a mixed methods approach to resource assessment was applied to the tidal energy resource near the community of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut (Labrador, Canada). Key informant interviews were conducted with participants in the community. Participants understood different energy resources well, and aligned with the outcome-focused perspectives identified in the literature. Results from these interviews were used to identify the resources most preferred by participants: wind, solar, and tidal energy. Computer modeling of the tides allowed for comparison of tidal resources near Rigolet to wind, solar, and existing diesel systems through the microgrid optimisation software HOMER. These comparisons suggest that although there is an abundant tidal resource near Rigolet, existing commercial tidal energy convertors are ill-suited to it. Future low-flow tidal energy turbines may enable Rigolet to pursue tidal energy as part of its energy future. Near term, wind energy with battery backup may be able to significantly reduce diesel consumption in Rigolet, reducing both cost of energy and pollutant emissions. The integrative approach taken to social issues as part of ... |
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