LOCAL ACCEPTANCE OF WIND ENERGY PROJECTS IN A COMMUNITY WITHOUT NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN

Abstract

We conducted a questionnaire research to clarify the acceptance of wind projects by people who have not disclosed their opinions. The main results are that fewer respondents could either see X Wind Farm, including the flickering or hear the noise, and fewer respondents were annoyed by X Wind Farm. Moreover, most of the respondents had a positive attitude toward X Wind Farm. Nevertheless, approval for the new wind farm was low. The study shows that having both a positive feeling toward X Wind Farm and an original positive attitude toward wind energy tend to foster positive acceptance.