Legitimation, competition drive citizen-led PV initiatives in Germany

Scientists have analyzed what factors affect the emergence of solar associations and cooperatives in Germany. Applying the organizational ecology theory, they found a collective solar initiative in a given district may likely lead to creation of similar experiences in the same district. Researchers led by the Technical University of Darmstadt sought to identify what forces influence the likelihood of citizen-led solar initiatives to emerge in Germany. By solar initiatives, they are referring to associations and cooperatives deploying collective PV projects. "Solar initiatives and other organizations, ...

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