Sustainable Metropolis And Responsible Transition
Facilitate Just Energy Transition in the Context of Smart Renewable Energy Commuity Development in North Holland South
H. Tang (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Verena Elisabeth Balz – Mentor (TU Delft - Spatial Planning and Strategy)
A. Wandl – Mentor (TU Delft - Environmental Technology and Design)
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Abstract
The Netherlands is at a critical juncture in its energy transition journey, facing significant challenges in meeting the European Union's 2030 goals. Wind energy, with its vast potential, is hindered by factors such as grid capacity shortages, resulting in congestion; and a lack of meaningful citizen participation in the decision-making process, which compounded by uneven benefits and conflicting interests, have led to local opposition against wind energy projects. This research explores how smart renewable energy community development strategies can address these dilemmas and facilitate a just and sustainable energy transition. It focuses on four main research questions: identifying key stakeholders and their influence on energy community development; analyzing spatial plans and policies and their deficiencies; proposing strategies to address these challenges at local and regional levels; and exploring how these strategies can be implemented in the Dutch urban context.
The study employs a range of methodologies including literature reviews, stakeholder analysis, case studies, analytical mapping, spatial analysis, multi-criteria analysis, urban planning/design, and scenario-making. The expected outcomes include a methodology for citizen/stakeholder engagement in energy community and energy transition decision-making, cross-scale exploratory design scenarios, and an experimental visualization platform to present spatial interactions and data. This approach aims to enhance just energy transition through the development of smart renewable energy communities, improve grid resilience and energy project's social acceptance, and ensure spatial justice in the Dutch energy transition.