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1. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no
764717. The sole responsibility for the content of this presentation lies with its author and in no way reflects the views of the European Union.
Socially-Inclusive Deployment of Wind Energy
European Policy Context
Arthur Hinsch
ICLEI Europe
25.04 2019

2. A socially-fair Energy Transition?
https://www.wattenrat.de/2014/09/07/windenergie-abstand-
zur-bebauung-herr-kettwig-ist-besorgt/

3. Huge Potential
Friend of the Earth 2018

4. Examples from other policy roundtables
• German policy roundtable:
• Participatory formats and the importance of including citizens to enable real open dialogue
• Improved concession fee regulation to increase municipal revenue
• Spanish policy roundtable:
• New balearic law on climate change
• Opportunities for the integration of wind energy in protected areas
• Repowering of existing wind farms
• Norwegian policy roundtable:
• New national framework for wind energy
• People‘s perception of wind energy
• Polish policy roundtable
• Energy clusters
• Exemption to 10H ruke for projects with high social acceptance

5. European Policy Roundtable
During the EU
Sustainable Energy Week
on 17 June 2019
Strategic review of EU
policy with regard to
social acceptance of RES
Collecting good
examples from national
policy roundtables
Facilitating the exchange
of stakeholders on a
European level
European Policy
Roundtable

6. Unique opportunity to modernise our economy and to
The New EU Strategy
THE ENERGY SYSTEM OF TOMORROW WILL HAVE TO LOOK DIFFERENT
2030
50 % of electricity to
come from renewables
2050
Electricity
completely carbon
free
We have the most ambitious climate commitments in the world,
thanks to the EU
With leadership comes responsibility
create the growth and jobs we needboost competitiveness

7. Clean Energy for All Europeans
Renewable
Energy
Directive
(REDII)
Electricity
Directive
Governance
Regulation

8. New Enabling Frameworks
PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION TO INCREASE SUPPORT
TO CITIZENS
• Requires Member States to create enabling framework based
on analysis of national context. These strategies are included
in the NECPs
• Call on the Member States to include goals for production
by producers/consumers and communities
Scotland has set a specific
target for Community Energy

9. New Opportunities…
RECOGNITION OF THE ROLE OF CITIZEN AND
COMMUNITY AS STAKEHOLDERS IN THE ENERGY
SYSTEM
As individuals (citizens, families,
and small-medium enterprise, you
may install RES on your property.
As Energy
Community: forming
legal entity
Through aggregators:
Piecing together
small independent
producers
In
appartments
Through Peer-
to-Peer trading:
between
consumers

10. Renewable Energy Community
Participation
Open to all and
autonomous
legal entity
Proximity rule
Members
Natural persons,
SMEs
Local authorities
Purpose
Environmental,
economic or
social benefits
for members
Not specifically
financial

11. New Rights!
Right to generate, consume, store, sell and
share renewable energy
• Right to fair costs for energy produced
• Right to access to energy markets
• Protection against discriminating procedures and
penalizing costs
• Right to adequate remuneration or support
• Right to information for citizens on how to exercise
their rights

12. A game changer for local authorities all over Europe

13. Some European Inspiration

14. Some Key Questions
• What are the barriers/challenges to socially-inclusive deployment of
wind energy?
• What is the role of the different stakeholders and particularly of the
local and regional authorities?
• What are the risks with shifting to a participatory and decentralized
supply structure?
• What best practices can be transferred to other European countries?

15. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no
764717. The sole responsibility for the content of this presentation lies with its author and in no way reflects the views of the European Union.
winwind-project.eu
info-winwind@PolSoz.FU-Berlin.de
@winwind_eu
WinWind Project
Thank you for your attention.
arthur.hinsch@iclei.org