WATCH: Communities fairness perceptions in onshore wind deployment: reflections from two case studies.

Abstract

In Norway, onshore wind infrastructure has been met with rather high resistance, especially at the community level. While this resistance has led to delays in the energy transition, it also represents an opportunity for better understanding of relevant stakeholders’ experiences of and expectations from transition processes. In this talk, I will present justice-related considerations by members of communities where onshore wind infrastructure has been deployed. Looking into the cases of Haram Vindkraftverk on Haramsøya and Øyfjellet Vindkraftverk at Mosjøen, I discuss fairness evaluations regarding the balance of burdens and benefits, the licensing and public engagement processes, and the extent to which different values, identities, and ways-of- knowing are recognised or not in onshore wind deployment. 

About the presenter

Christina Gkini is a PhD candidate at the Centre for the Science of Learning and Technology (SLATE), Faculty of Psychology and the System Dynamics Group, Faculty of Geography at the University of Bergen. Her work focuses on onshore wind energy and participatory approaches to stakeholder engagement.