community energy in bulgaria- public attitudes and
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Community energy in Bulgaria- public attitudes and prospects for future development
Ass.Prof. Mariya Trifonova Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
DECIDE WEBINAR02.07.2021
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SELECTED RESULTS FROM NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE STUDY
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The survey on the social acceptance of RES has been conducted among 1034 respondents in December 2020Survey’s field work: Market LinksProject financed by PURPOSE Climate Lab in cooperation with Sofia University
Citiation: Trifonova, Mariya (2021): Social acceptance of renewable energy sources and the technologies for their utilization. Available at https://www.uni-sofia.bg/index.php/bul/content/download/248293/1637967/version/1/file/Report_RES.pdf
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Low level of public awareness of renewable energy technologies
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
Solar energy/PV technologies
I haven't heard about them Very well informed I don't know much
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
Wind energy technologiesInstalled capacity and number of installations
13 MW6 objects
1 MW2 objects
110 MW44 objects
108 MW556 objects
Installed capacity and number of installations
166 MW273
objects
100 MW235
objects
172 MW70 objects
39 MW15 objects
266.7MW744
objects
419.38 MW834 objects
2.76 MW56 objects
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Benefits associated with decentralized clean energy
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
New employment opportunities
Economic development/growth
Approaching a vision of modern EU country
Decreasing dependency on fossil fuels
Contribution to global effort for CO2reduction
Environmental protection
Agree Neutral Disagree
However, only 6 to 10% of the
respondents are planning to invest in
RES for various energy consumption
needs (electric power, heating, mobility)
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Statistically significant factors for higher public engagement with activities supporting RES
B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B)
Асоциирани с ВЕИ ползи: Опазване на околната среда 0.326 0.119 7.530 1 0.006 1.386
Асоциирани с ВЕИ ползи: Визия на модерна европ. държава 0.230 0.117 3.877 1 0.049 1.258
Асоциирани с ВЕИ ползи: Принос към забавяне на глобалните
климатични промени
0.269 0.127 4.493 1 0.034 1.309
Възприятие на климатичните промени 0.291 0.080 13.118 1 0.000 1.338
ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ 0.225 0.058 15.203 1 0.000 1.252
ВЪЗРАСТ -0.233 0.050 21.692 1 0.000 0.792
Оценка на енергийния преход като ангажиращ и прозрачен 0.289 0.077 13.961 1 0.000 1.335
Доверие в институциите, взeмащи решение за ВЕИ 0.162 0.083 3.823 1 0.050 1.176
Constant -6.459 0.665 94.311 1 0.000 0.002
Benefits associated with RES: Environmental protection (A)
Benefits associated with RES: Vision of modern state (B)
Benefits associated with RES: Contribution to climate change mitigation (c)
Consciousness about the climate change (D)
Education (E)
Age (F)
View of the energy transitions as engaging and transparent (G)
Trust in the institutions (H)
Perceived benefits, trust in the institutions and sociodemographic factors, such as education and age, are found statistically significant , but not income
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Willingness to participate in a renewable energy community and reasons for (not)joining
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Perceived key actors/ initiators
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Opportunities for coping with energy poverty/ vulnerability
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Current challenges and opportunities for energy communities
Challenges Opportunities
• Lack of information and awareness
• Cultural factors (lack of trust and historically limited engagement of citizens/ entrepreneurs in the energy sector)
• Signals by policy-makers/ governance bodies
• Regulatory barriers
• Delayed transposition of RED II
• Access to financing
• Administrative capacity
• Taxation
• The experience gathered by the first wave of building renovation
• Second wave of building renovation currently designed
• Large stock of huge multiple-house buildings with flat roofs
• The experience of neighboring countries (Greece)
• Current EU mechanism for reforms and financing of new projects
THANK YOU!
Mariya TrifonovaAssistant Professor
Department of Industrial Economics and ManagementFaculty of Economics and Business AdministrationSofia University St. Kliment Ohridski