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Innovative Democracy and Renewable Energy Strategies: A Full-Scale Experiment in Denmark 1976–2010

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The development of renewable energy and energy conservation (REC) technologies in Denmark from 1976 and onward is interesting, because two models of political economy have been competing at a time when the Danish energy system is undergoing a transformation. REC systems have increasingly shifted from being minor energy alternatives to becoming the main technologies, while fossil fuel energy systems are increasingly becoming the supplementary options.

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Notes

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     An independent lobbyist is characterized by having no direct economical interest in the different technological alternatives on the agenda.

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     A dependent lobbyist is characterized by having direct economical interest in one or more of the technological alternatives on the agenda.

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    Lov om offentlighed i forvaltingen (Law regarding openness in political and administrative processes).

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    The Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy has played an important role despite relatively modest funding, by working on renewable projects at the practical research level.

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    Teknologirådets styregruppe (the steering committee for the Danish Board of Technology), which played an important role by distributing funds to renewable energy pilot projects and performed critical research work within the energy sector.

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    Organisationen for Vedvarende Energi (The Organization for Renewable Energy).

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    Organisationen til Oplysning om Atomkraft. (The Organization for Information on Nuclear Power).

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    Financed by “Teknologirådets Styregruppe for Vedvarende energi” (The Renewable Energy Governance Group of the Technology Council).

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    Frede Hvelplund

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    Marja Järvelä

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Hvelplund, F. (2011). Innovative Democracy and Renewable Energy Strategies: A Full-Scale Experiment in Denmark 1976–2010. In: Järvelä, M., Juhola, S. (eds) Energy, Policy, and the Environment. Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation, vol 6. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0350-0_6

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