Host: Center for Environmental Information Science
Name : 2019th Conference on Environmental Information Science
Number : 33
Location : [in Japanese]
Date : November 27, 2019
Pages 67-72
Small wind power which is defined as a turbine with less than 20kWh capacity has recently increased in Japan. However, little is known about the community acceptance of small wind power in previous studies so far nor in the actual situation due to no specific regulations. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to clarify the community acceptance from viewpoints of environmental, psychological and geographical factors. In order to achieve it, a questionnaire survey was conducted, targeting 129 municipalities where the small wind power or its guideline was already installed. The other questionnaire survey was also carried out on local residents living near small turbines in Oga city, Akita prefecture to clarify the community response. The actual installation of the small wind power and major factors of community response were eventually revealed.
