Weele, Eike, van der (2022) Scaling of Local Frisian Energy Initiatives. Master thesis, Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE).
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Abstract
The energy transition is a complex process, in which citizens started to take action to produce their own renewable energy. The Frisian context is particularly interesting due to its focus on communities – ‘mienskippen’ – and its high amount of energy initiatives, compared to other parts of the Netherlands. Many elements of energy initiatives are researched, however not much is known about the next step. This study zooms in on how Frisian energy initiatives perceive scaling and which strategies they use, adopting the research question: How are energy initiatives in Fryslân scaling to increase their impact? The question is answered by the means of a qualitative case study. Interviews are conducted with three energy initiatives, a Frisian umbrella organization and a national umbrella organization. The results show that Frisian energy initiatives are mainly scaling by collaboration and by influencing their context. Umbrella organizations are sometimes created from collaboration, and in many ways play vital roles in collaboration. Scaling creates a new, more professional role of energy initiatives, which leads to various confusions: concerning scale, roles and responsibilities and how to include the ‘middle group’. This research attempts to contribute to society by showing practically how energy initiatives want or are able to scale. Furthermore, by providing a first look into this puzzle, this research contributes by means of detailed descriptions for entrances for further research.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Name supervisor: | Folmer, E.C. |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2022 11:53 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2022 11:53 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/179 |
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