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http://dx.doi.org/10.7849/ksnre.2021.0019

A Study on the Public Acceptance of Offshore Wind Farm near Maldo  

Park, Jaepil (Department of Economics, Kunsan National University)
Lee, Sanghyuk (Institute of Offshore Wind Energy, Kunsan National University)
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New & Renewable Energy / v.17, no.3, 2021 , pp. 24-31 More about this Journal
Abstract
Through 'The Renewable Energy 3020 Implementation Plan' for carbon neutrality, the government promised to raise the proportion of renewable energy generation to 20% and renewable energy installation capacity to 63.8% by 2030. Therefore, we plan to test a 5.5 MW offshore wind turbine near Maldo, Gunsan. In this project, we measure the level of public acceptance and perform ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis to show the determinants of public acceptance. The regression results are as followed. First, it is judged that the closer the distance to the offshore wind turbine, the more the economic effects considered by residents. Second, especially in Maldo, the experience of being discriminated from the Saemangeum project, is understood to have caused distrust in the surrounding fishing villages chief/Fisheries Cooperatives, converted into a local community effect. Finally, the policy implications are as follows. First, a bottom-up problem-solving method is required to improve public acceptance, based on the Living Lab. Second, the island community may be indifferent to the briefings or forums of outsiders. Therefore, a gradual approach is required through (in)formal channels based on reliability from a long-term perspective with nearby universities and research institutes using SamsØ Energy Academy.
Keywords
Offshore wind; Public acceptance; OLS regression; Maldo;
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