Arguments for a Community-Based Approach to Geothermal Energy Development

Autor: Katarzyna A. Kurek, Johan van Ophem, Jacek Strojny
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Energies, Vol 17, Iss 10, p 2299 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en17102299
Popis: This paper investigates the theoretical foundation for developing renewable geothermal resources locally. For this reason, we pay attention to the role of communities in geothermal development. We derive it from the integral characteristics of geothermal energy next to the shift in the energy transition policies to focus on managing green resources locally. This study presents arguments for a framework that approaches geothermal resources as an endogenous factor of community development. To analyse it, we create a model that explains the local economic characteristics of geothermal exploitation beyond its geological conditions. It aims to conceptualise a community-based geothermal development standard referring to the endogeneity principle. Geothermal energy is given attention since the characteristics of this resource determine its use locally. This induces the internalisation of labour and technology in the local economic system, a specific condition for local geothermal projects where a community remains a prime beneficiary. We argue that the role of communities in geothermal exploitation is pivotal in the process of green growth for further expansion of geothermal energy use.
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