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Mitigating the NIMBY effect on renewable energy: Experimental evidence from survey-based interventions in Catalonia 减轻邻避对可再生能源的影响：来自加泰罗尼亚调查干预的实验证据

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-08-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104277

Jordi Muñoz , Raül Tormos

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How company history and hydrogen type shape public trust and acceptability: A reputation management perspective 公司历史和氢气类型如何塑造公众信任和可接受性：声誉管理的视角

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104279

Gonzalo Palomo-Vélez , Goda Perlaviciute , Nadja Contzen , Linda Steg

{"title":"How company history and hydrogen type shape public trust and acceptability: A reputation management perspective","authors":"Gonzalo Palomo-Vélez , Goda Perlaviciute , Nadja Contzen , Linda Steg","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104279","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104279","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hydrogen is gaining interest as a clean energy source from both governments and fossil fuel companies. For hydrogen projects to succeed, securing public acceptability is crucial, with trust in the implementing actors playing a central role. Drawing from reputation management and attribution theory, we experimentally evaluated whether people's perceptions of energy companies wanting to start producing hydrogen for sustainability reasons differ based on two features of hydrogen production. Specifically, we examined the influence of (1) the type of hydrogen (blue versus green) and (2) the energy company's history in energy production (fossil fuels versus renewables) on perceptions about the companies' reputation management efforts —that is, the belief that companies adopt hydrogen primarily to improve their public image— as well as on levels of trust, both overall and specifically in terms of integrity and competence. We further explored whether perceived reputation management explains the effects on trust, and whether these factors also shape public acceptability of hydrogen production itself. Results indicated that people perceived the company with a history of working with fossil fuels as trying to improve its reputation more than one associated with renewables, and trusted it less. Furthermore, perceived reputation management explained the lower (general and integrity-based) trust people had in companies with a past in fossil fuels. For public acceptability of hydrogen, the company's history was not relevant, with green hydrogen being more acceptable than blue, regardless of which company produced it. We discuss these findings in relation to the literature on public perceptions of hydrogen.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"127 ","pages":"Article 104279"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144865694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Off the grid and on the fence: Unpacking electric vehicle adoption barriers in isolated microgrids 脱离电网，站在围栏上：在孤立的微电网中解开电动汽车采用障碍

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-08-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104281

Jennifer I. Schmidt , Michelle M. Wilber , Tobias Schwoerer , Tim Bodony , Brooke Sanderson , Leif Albertson , Matt Bergan

{"title":"Off the grid and on the fence: Unpacking electric vehicle adoption barriers in isolated microgrids","authors":"Jennifer I. Schmidt , Michelle M. Wilber , Tobias Schwoerer , Tim Bodony , Brooke Sanderson , Leif Albertson , Matt Bergan","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104281","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104281","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is an international impetus to transition from vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric vehicles (EV). While this transition is happening rapidly in some regions of the world that are mainly urbanized, other predominantly rural and less developed regions are slower to adopt this technology. Rural Alaska serves as an example with its not-road-connected communities, high cost of electricity, extreme environmental conditions, and isolated power grids often powered by diesel. This study used co-production and mixed methods to identify barriers and perceived benefits towards EV adoption and explore EV adoption rates across the Arctic. We conducted community workshops in Bethel, Galena, and Kotzebue, Alaska, and 25 interviews with businesses and local governments. The top five impediments to EV adoption are the inability to maintain vehicles locally, cold weather performance, higher purchase prices compared to ICE vehicles, and the cost of electricity. The successful adoption of EVs in isolated microgrid communities in the Arctic requires investments in appropriate financial incentives, especially for low-income households, expansion of renewable power generation, and climate and culture-relevant proof-of-concept vehicles. Residents acknowledged that EVs generally operate much cleaner than vehicles with ICE, can have lower fuel and maintenance costs, and cause less air and noise pollution. We propose a framework to develop policies to facilitate the adoption of EVs in rural areas. Policy implications for overcoming the challenges related to the transition to EVs in remote rural parts of the globe are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"127 ","pages":"Article 104281"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144852930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Facilitating gendered and socially inclusive energy transitions in sub-Saharan Africa 促进撒哈拉以南非洲的性别和社会包容性能源转型

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-08-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104278

Josephine Kaviti Musango , Adélia Filosa Francisco Chicombo

{"title":"Facilitating gendered and socially inclusive energy transitions in sub-Saharan Africa","authors":"Josephine Kaviti Musango , Adélia Filosa Francisco Chicombo","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104278","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104278","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Addressing the challenges of energy transition requires a meaningful integration of gender and social inclusion dimensions into energy frameworks. Despite a long history of efforts towards gender mainstreaming, energy frameworks often neglect these dimensions. This study explored how recent developments in energy frameworks in sub-Saharan African countries integrate gender and social inclusive dimensions into energy transition initiatives to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7. The study used a systematic review of 46 publicly available energy frameworks from 18 sub-Saharan countries, spanning from 2001 to 2023. The results revealed that these frameworks continue to apply a narrow view of the gender dimension. Most of the frameworks lack clearly defined, measurable gendered indicators, undermining the ability to track progress towards achieving gendered outcomes in access to clean, affordable and sustainable energy. In addition, the social inclusion dimension is often overlooked in the frameworks. To address these gaps, the study developed a practical guideline for including clear, measurable indicators to advance socially inclusive and transformative gender-aware energy transitions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"127 ","pages":"Article 104278"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144858346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Pathways to instability: How decreasing oil prices impact political stability in petrostates – Lessons from the 1980s oil glut 通往不稳定之路：油价下跌如何影响石油国家的政治稳定——上世纪80年代石油供应过剩的教训

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-08-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104265

Martijn C. Vlaskamp

{"title":"Pathways to instability: How decreasing oil prices impact political stability in petrostates – Lessons from the 1980s oil glut","authors":"Martijn C. Vlaskamp","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104265","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104265","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Existing research has shown a correlation between lower oil prices and political instability in oil-rich countries. This paper examines the conditions under which declining oil revenues can contribute to political instability in such countries, with a focus on the impact of the 1980s oil glut on 29 oil-rich countries. Employing Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), the study identifies three distinct pathways to political instability during this period. Each instance of political instability corresponded to a distinct causal configuration bringing together low oil abundance and high oil dependence with one specific political condition: either high clientelism, relatively high public service provision, or significant political freedom. The findings illustrate the complex interplay of factors that influence the relationship between declining oil revenues and political stability. While rooted in a historical context, the results offer insights for the future, as the global transition to renewable energy may similarly affect oil revenues, posing potential risks to political stability in oil-rich countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"127 ","pages":"Article 104265"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144852931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The role of social costs in enhancing the levelized cost of energy 社会成本在提高能源平准化成本中的作用

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-08-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104268

Isabel Robalo-Cabrera , Almudena Filgueira-Vizoso , Alfredo Alcayde , Laura Castro-Santos

{"title":"The role of social costs in enhancing the levelized cost of energy","authors":"Isabel Robalo-Cabrera , Almudena Filgueira-Vizoso , Alfredo Alcayde , Laura Castro-Santos","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104268","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104268","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The global share of renewable energy exceeds 30 % as of 2023, marking a milestone in the energy transition. In response, many governments have adopted more ambitious targets for renewable energy generation to limit global warming below 1.5 °C or, at most, 2 °C, as outlined in the Paris Agreement. To accelerate the deployment of renewable technologies, investors, developers, and policymakers rely on tools to evaluate the economic competitiveness of different technological alternatives. The most commonly used metric is the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), primarily due to its simplicity. However, LCOE falls short in the current context, as it excludes costs associated with high renewable penetration, as well as environmental and social impacts. Alternative metrics such as LACE, COVE, sLCOE and SCOE attempt to address these shortcomings. Nevertheless, they are not as widely adopted and do not yet serve as fully viable replacements for LCOE. Our aim is to define a path toward a metric that addresses LCOE's limitations by incorporating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy) and SDG 13 (climate action), while preserving the simplicity that enables widespread use. We conclude that, although emerging metrics partially resolve LCOE's limitations to varying degrees of complexity, they do not offer a comprehensive solution within the current regulatory framework. This highlights the need to integrate existing approaches and develop a decision-making tool that explicitly includes social costs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"127 ","pages":"Article 104268"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144841796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Policies with potential: inclusive governance for a just energy transition in Alaska 有潜力的政策：阿拉斯加能源转型的包容性治理

IF 7.4 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-08-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104259

Jeffrey J. Brooks

{"title":"Policies with potential: inclusive governance for a just energy transition in Alaska","authors":"Jeffrey J. Brooks","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104259","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104259","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Alaskan communities are facing complex challenges associated with energy security and changing environmental and climatic conditions. They require access to affordable, sustainable, and renewable energy resources to navigate their changing landscapes. With unprecedented investments and commitments from the federal and state governments to bolster energy resiliency in urban and rural communities, renewable energy development in the waters offshore Alaska could become a reality within two to three decades. Offshore wind is the most feasible option for renewable energy production for the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf, including the federal waters of Cook Inlet. This paper asks: to what extent does the applicable, legal regulatory regime potentially facilitate a just and equitable renewable energy transition for Alaska's Railbelt grid? Framed in the umbrella concept of inclusive governance, the author compares conceptual tenets of energy justice, participatory stakeholder planning, and collective action against the legal framework that directs the federal decision-making process. The analysis demonstrates deficits in the current federal legal mandates and process and recommends how the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management can expand its existing tools to account for energy justice, improve participation, and proactively design and implement collective action for planning and siting offshore wind energy projects. If energy regulators expand how they apply the legal mandates and leverage innovative policies and regulations, they can increase energy justice, improve stakeholder participation, and achieve inclusive governance for a renewable energy transition in the region serviced by Alaska's Railbelt electrical grid.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"127 ","pages":"Article 104259"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144841795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Perceived benefits and barriers of direct air carbon capture and storage: Applying a holistic perspective among German citizens using structural equation modeling 直接空气碳捕获和储存的感知利益和障碍：使用结构方程模型在德国公民中应用整体视角

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-08-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104270

Linda Engelmann, Imke Haverkämper, Wiktoria Wilkowska, Martina Ziefle

{"title":"Perceived benefits and barriers of direct air carbon capture and storage: Applying a holistic perspective among German citizens using structural equation modeling","authors":"Linda Engelmann, Imke Haverkämper, Wiktoria Wilkowska, Martina Ziefle","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104270","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104270","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Technologies such as Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) are designed to reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in geological formations. Public acceptance plays a critical role in the successful implementation of sustainable technologies. This study therefore investigates which factors influence the acceptance of DACCS through an online survey conducted with a German lay sample (N = 908). Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling, we examine the perception of DACCS, Direct Air Capture (DAC), and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) to examine the factors contributing to technology perception and the influence they have on DACCS acceptance, along with person-related characteristics.</div><div>The findings reveal that DAC is viewed more positively than CCS and DACCS, both affectively and cognitively (i.e., perceived benefits and barriers). Acceptance of DACCS is moderate. The structural model indicates that DACCS acceptance is directly shaped by perceptions of its benefits and barriers, and by characteristics such as gender and education. Participants’ affective evaluations and openness to innovation indirectly influence acceptance. The segmentation of DAC, CCS, and DACCS emphasizes the relationship between technology perceptions and their respective influence on technology acceptance.</div><div>This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the psychological and social drivers of public acceptance and highlights the need to consider both the individual components and the composite nature of CO<sub>2</sub> removal technologies in communication and policy design. The results underscore the importance of public perceptions in shaping the feasibility of implementing DACCS at scale.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"127 ","pages":"Article 104270"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Out of sight, out of mind? Consumer awareness and (mis)understanding of electricity bills in the United States 眼不见，心不烦？美国消费者对电费的认识和（错误的）理解

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104271

Jamal Mamkhezri

{"title":"Out of sight, out of mind? Consumer awareness and (mis)understanding of electricity bills in the United States","authors":"Jamal Mamkhezri","doi":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104271","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.erss.2025.104271","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates United States residential electricity bill sensitivity using a nationally representative survey of 1107 consumers. While prior research relies on aggregated monthly, annual, or quarterly data, we directly assess consumer responsiveness to electricity bills. Employing a binary logit model, we find that consumers are more sensitive to monthly bills than annual ones. Factors influencing bill-checking frequency include monthly electric bill amount, family size, age, income, battery electric vehicle ownership, and rural residency. Robustness checks using probit and OLS confirm the consistency of our results. Our analysis using average marginal effects shows that higher electric bills and battery electric vehicle ownership significantly boost the likelihood of regular bill checking, highlighting strong consumer response to price signals. In contrast, age and rural residence reduce frequent monitoring. Additionally, our findings align with the energy vulnerability and electricity poverty literature, emphasizing how financial constraints and household characteristics shape bill engagement. These results underscore the need for targeted policies that enhance consumer awareness and promote energy-efficient behaviors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48384,"journal":{"name":"Energy Research & Social Science","volume":"127 ","pages":"Article 104271"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144826594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Which electric vehicle users are flexible and price responsive? Uncovering user types in Denmark 哪些电动汽车用户灵活且对价格敏感？揭示丹麦的用户类型

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Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104240

Margarita Chatzouli , Tilman Weckesser , Ghaffar Yousefi , Malthe Thingvad , Lisa Calearo , Mattia Marinelli , Charalampos Ziras

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