Gaemers, Madeleen (2022) How Regional Energy Strategies affect resilience ion the Netherlands: a comparison between the Northern RES regions Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
This research investigates the level of resilience present in RES (Regional Energy Strategies) in the Netherlands by investigating 1.0 documents from the RES regions: Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe. A comparative study was done of the three Northern RES regions. RES 1.0 is a national plan in the Netherlands to generate 35 TWh renewable electricity via solar panels and windmills, the transition of heat sources, and the required energy infrastructure and storage by 2030. Resilience refers to the ability of a system to maintain its functions after a shock of a stressor. Climate change is the shock or stressor of the energy system. The research question is: How do RES regions Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe increase resilience through their own RES 1.0 policy? It is crucial to have a high level of resilience as this goes hand in hand with climate change adaptation and efforts to enhance sustainability and urban development, energy systems lacking resilience will quickly become overloaded. The City Resilience Framework (CRF) is used to investigate the presence of resilience by looking for indicators of resilience for Aspects and Qualities. Data collection includes a literature review, policy documents, and semi-structured interviews. Data was analysed through a coding tree, scoring, stakeholder analysis, and gap analysis. Groningen and Drenthe had more positive resilience indicators than Groningen, so Drenthe was deemed to have the highest level of resilience. In Qualities, Drenthe scored the highest in the total score of resilience indicators. All three regions had a total score in Aspects and Qualities that was positive: RES 1.0 showed an increase in resilience. Recommendations are: - Look for possible new adaptive measures, there are problems with electricity that will only continue to increase; - Increase citizen participation and active involvement; - Work with network operators to better communicate grid capacity and storage problems. Investigating how RES policy can increase resilience could positively affect climate change adaptation and help create a new method for policymakers when writing future RES; it could entail a new decision process for the location and implementation of renewable energy sources, e.g., wind/solar farms and land use. This comparison offers RES regions opportunities to learn from each other and see how RES 1.0 increases resilience in the energy transition.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Horlings, L.G. |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2022 09:32 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Aug 2022 09:32 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3974 |
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