气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Who wants to join a renewable energy community in Flanders? Applying an extended model of Theory of Planned Behaviour to understand intent to participate

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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112121
	Who wants to join a renewable energy community in Flanders? Applying an extended model of Theory of Planned Behaviour to understand intent to participate
	Conradie P.D.; De Ruyck O.; Saldien J.; Ponnet K.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	151
英文摘要	Renewable energy communities (RECs) are citizens, SMEs or local governments who collectively invest, produce and use local renewable energy, with private citizens controlling a majority stake. As part of efforts to increase the share of sustainable energy production, RECs could play an important role. However, barriers to participation remain. Given their importance within RECs, it is of interest to understand what determines citizen's intent to participate in a REC. Using an extended model of Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behaviour, we examined the impact of attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control on people's intent to participate in a REC in Flanders, Belgium. We include several antecedents of both perceived behavioural control, attitude and intent, including economic, social, behavioural and attitudinal variables. Using structural equation modelling, data of 727 participants are analysed. Our results indicate that attitude and subjective norms are both strong predictors of intent, while perceived behaviour has a significant, but modest impact. We additionally find significant relationships between attitudes towards renewable energy, environmental concern, financial gain and willingness to change behaviour and attitude towards renewable energy communities. We discuss our results in light of previous work in this domain and formulate recommendations for increasing REC participation. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Community energy Energy transition Renewable energy Structural equation modelling
英文关键词	Behavioral research; Environmental concerns; Local government; Perceived behavioural controls; Renewable energies; Renewable energy community; Structural equation modelling; Sustainable energy; Theory of planned behaviour; Electric energy storage; alternative energy; equation; local participation; numerical model; planning theory; Belgium; Flanders
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205061
作者单位	imec-mict-UGent, Miriam Makebaplein 1, Ghent, 9000, Belgium; Department of Communication Studies, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Ghent University, Korte Meer 11, Ghent, 9000, Belgium; Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Product Design, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Campus Kortrijk, Graaf Karel de Goedelaan 5, Kortrijk, 8500, Belgium
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Conradie P.D.,De Ruyck O.,Saldien J.,et al. Who wants to join a renewable energy community in Flanders? Applying an extended model of Theory of Planned Behaviour to understand intent to participate[J],2021,151.
APA	Conradie P.D.,De Ruyck O.,Saldien J.,&Ponnet K..(2021).Who wants to join a renewable energy community in Flanders? Applying an extended model of Theory of Planned Behaviour to understand intent to participate.Energy Policy,151.
MLA	Conradie P.D.,et al."Who wants to join a renewable energy community in Flanders? Applying an extended model of Theory of Planned Behaviour to understand intent to participate".Energy Policy 151(2021).