Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Rygg, Bente Johnsen"

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Is local always best? Social acceptance of small hydropower projects in Norway

Rygg, Bente Johnsen; Ryghaug, Marianne; Yttri, Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

Small-scale development of renewable energy has been identified as one possible solution to meet future energy needs and is well aligned with the general European trend towards further development of community energy ...
Renewable Energy as a Community Concern How Local Communities Face the Challenge of Increasing Use and Production of Renewable Energy

Rygg, Bente Johnsen (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:55, Doctoral thesis, 2015)

The topic of the dissertation is local governments’ role in developing renewable energy and how this may be understood theoretically. We see an increasing focus on renewable energy both academically and politically due to ...
Wind power - An assault on local landscapes or an opportunity for modernization?

Rygg, Bente Johnsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)

Wind power development has produced controversies in many places. Some people see wind power as a sustainable source of energy, others see it as destroying nature and landscapes. The opposition to wind power is often ...