The Social Acceptance of Airborne Wind Energy: A Literature Review

H Schmidt, G de Vries, RJ Renes, R Schmehl - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Airborne wind energy (AWE) systems use tethered flying devices to harvest higher-altitude
winds to produce electricity. For the success of the technology, it is crucial to understand …

Breaking wind: A comparison between US and European approaches in offshore wind energy leadership in the North Atlantic region

A Gallaher, M Graziano, S Axon, A Bertana - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The United States has only recently begun investing in commercial-scale offshore
wind energy (OWE). Although the United States is slow to progress, it is uniquely positioned …

Seeing the forest for the trees: A social-ecological systems approach to managing outdoor recreation visitation in parks and protected areas

MD Ferguson, G Giles, LA Ferguson… - Journal of Outdoor …, 2022 - Elsevier
Parks and protected areas visitation in the United States has increased substantially over
the past several decades, and dramatically within the past few years. This expansion in …

Getting to 30 GW by 2030: Visual preferences of coastal residents for offshore wind farms on the US East Coast

A Cranmer, AE Broughel, J Ericson, M Goldberg… - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
This study provides a baseline for longitudinal studies of public acceptance along the US
East Coast, where no utility-scale offshore wind farms have been developed yet. Using a …

[HTML][HTML] Energy distributive injustices: Assessing the demographics of communities surrounding renewable and fossil fuel power plants in the United States

Z Cranmer, L Steinfield, J Miranda, T Stohler - Energy Research & Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract As the United States transitions away from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources,
questions abound as to whether this is occurring in an equitable way. Are renewable energy …

Love thy neighbor (or not): Regionalism and support for the use of offshore wind energy by others

D Bidwell, J Firestone, MD Ferguson - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Distributive fairness influences public acceptance of renewable energy technologies.
Concerns about distributive fairness contribute to opposition to export of electricity and …

Why does community ownership foster greater acceptance of renewable projects? Investigating energy justice explanations

JL Hogan - Local Environment, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The fact that community ownership increases the social acceptability of renewable energy
projects is well established, but there is a lack of empirical evidence to explain why this is …

Threading a moving needle: The spatial dimensions characterizing US offshore wind policy drivers

A Russell, S Bingaman, HM Garcia - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Atlantic Coast of the United States represents one of the most promising
development environments for offshore wind installation in the world due to the convergence …

Attitudes toward Wind Power in Norway–Solution or Problem in Renewable Energy Development?

BP Kaltenborn, R Keller, O Krange - Environmental Management, 2023 - Springer
Wind power has become an increasingly important source of renewable energy in Norway.
Current demand and production capacity have exceeded expectations stipulated in energy …

Beyond dark money: Information subsidies and complex networks of opposition to offshore wind on the US East Coast

I Slevin, W Kattrup, C Marcil, JT Roberts - Energy Research & Social …, 2025 - Elsevier
A new, more aggressive stage of opposition to offshore wind energy has arisen in the United
States. In this article, we demonstrate how the discourses and strategies of local opposition …