| Report | 16 June 2011 |
Public acceptance: the energy sector's biggest headache
Plus: a practical guide to winning public support for energy projects
By Sonja van Renssen
These days no energy project can succeed without public backing. This holds true not only for nuclear, coal-fired and other power stations, but also for grid expansions, carbon capture and storage projects, shale gas developments, wind power schemes and even energy efficiency programmes, such as smart grids. Policymakers and energy companies may have the grandest of plans, a simple "no" from a local community can put all their efforts to naught. Sonja van Renssen, EER's correspondent in Brussels, discusses how the energy sector can overcome the biggest hurdle it is facing today - public acceptance.
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