RENEWABLES, TERRITORY AND ACCEPTANCE: GOOD PRACTICES TO IMPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS IN SPAIN

The Energy Transition translates into an exponential implementation of renewable generation technologies in the territory, and it is generating social and economic conflicts in it. These conflicts are giving rise to citizen mobilisations and political movements against renewable energy installations (mainly Solar and wind) in rural areas. The current open debate, in broad terms, confronts the protection of the territory and the defense of the rural world against the transition to an energy model based on renewable technologies installed in large generation plants. However, multiple cases exist where the development of renewable projects has been carried out hand in hand with the territory, taking care of the governance of the process and the distribution of benefits. Here we develop the cases of Muras (Lugo), Revilla-Vallejera (Burgos), Sant Jordi (Castelló), the mediation process in Aragonese Matarraña, and a type of agricultural contract, where different actions and policies implemented from all actors help to facilitate acceptance of renewable energies sources. Here, by analysing good practices, stakeholders can replicate successful actions and measures to ensure the development of a fair, balanced, and rapid Energy Transition, which requires political consensus, good practices from the corporate level and citizen involvement.