Karl Sperling
Biographic Data
| ID | 5774852 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karl Sperling |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karl |
| FAMILY NAME | Sperling |
| SIGNATURE | SPERLING K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aalborg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3750-6086 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Re-defining the rules of the game: The strategic role of municipalities in fostering community support for renewable energy projects in Denmark
How can municipalities foster community support for renewable energy? Should Denmark’s official planning model be modified? This paper explores municipal community engagement strategies and proposes a planning model based on pre-project strategic municipal planning and community engagement.Municipalities as key actors in the planning and implementation of renewable energy often face issues with social acceptance. Community engagement is a model f…
Abandoning fossil fuel production: What can be learned from the Danish phase-out of oil and gas
In December 2020, the Danish parliament decided to terminate all oil and gas extraction by the end of 2050 ’as an important step’ to becoming climate neutral in the same year. The agreement also stated that the Danish example would have to inspire larger oil and gas-producing countries to follow suit. This perspective derives five lessons relevant to larger countries: (1) The necessity of undertaking an economic feasibility study of phasing out o…
News Media Framing of Grassroots Innovations in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden
This paper explores how grassroots innovations are being framed in the news media in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. By using framing analysis of newspaper items in the three countries, based on 30 cases, we identify that compared to literature on framing of renewable energy, the results show a prevalence of frames labeled as "social" as well as positive framing in the media when reporting about grassroots innovations. There are differences …
Assessing co-creation in strategic planning for urban energy transitions
Too complicated and impractical? An exploratory study on the role of energy system models in municipal decision-making processes in Denmark
The past, present and uncertain future of community energy in Denmark: Critically reviewing and conceptualising citizen ownership
Important progress has been made in the understanding of citizen ownership. However, confusion persists about distinct characteristics of different models and particularly about the concept of community energy. Moreover, quantitative understanding of the contribution of citizen ownership to energy transitions is limited. This study advances the knowledge of citizen ownership by describing the empirical characteristics of citizen ownership of wind…
How future frames materialize and consolidate: The energy transition in Denmark
Between grassroots and treetops: Community power and institutional dependence in the renewable energy sector in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands
The speed and progress of transitions towards renewable energy systems varies greatly between European member states. Among others, these differences have been attributed to the emergence of grassroots initiatives (GIs) that develop radical ideas and sustainable practices. The goal of this paper is to understand the differences in the emergence of GIs for renewable energy in relation to the institutional characteristics of Denmark, the Netherland…
Between grassroots and treetops: Community power and institutional dependence in the renewable energy sector in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands
The speed and progress of transitions towards renewable energy systems varies greatly between European member states. Among others, these differences have been attributed to the emergence of grassroots initiatives (GIs) that develop radical ideas and sustainable practices. The goal of this paper is to understand the differences in the emergence of GIs for renewable energy in relation to the institutional characteristics of Denmark, the Netherland…
Assessing co-creation in strategic planning for urban energy transitions
The past, present and uncertain future of community energy in Denmark: Critically reviewing and conceptualising citizen ownership
Important progress has been made in the understanding of citizen ownership. However, confusion persists about distinct characteristics of different models and particularly about the concept of community energy. Moreover, quantitative understanding of the contribution of citizen ownership to energy transitions is limited. This study advances the knowledge of citizen ownership by describing the empirical characteristics of citizen ownership of wind…
How future frames materialize and consolidate: The energy transition in Denmark
Too complicated and impractical? An exploratory study on the role of energy system models in municipal decision-making processes in Denmark
Abandoning fossil fuel production: What can be learned from the Danish phase-out of oil and gas
In December 2020, the Danish parliament decided to terminate all oil and gas extraction by the end of 2050 ’as an important step’ to becoming climate neutral in the same year. The agreement also stated that the Danish example would have to inspire larger oil and gas-producing countries to follow suit. This perspective derives five lessons relevant to larger countries: (1) The necessity of undertaking an economic feasibility study of phasing out o…
Between grassroots and treetops: Community power and institutional dependence in the renewable energy sector in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands
The speed and progress of transitions towards renewable energy systems varies greatly between European member states. Among others, these differences have been attributed to the emergence of grassroots initiatives (GIs) that develop radical ideas and sustainable practices. The goal of this paper is to understand the differences in the emergence of GIs for renewable energy in relation to the institutional characteristics of Denmark, the Netherland…
The past, present and uncertain future of community energy in Denmark: Critically reviewing and conceptualising citizen ownership
Important progress has been made in the understanding of citizen ownership. However, confusion persists about distinct characteristics of different models and particularly about the concept of community energy. Moreover, quantitative understanding of the contribution of citizen ownership to energy transitions is limited. This study advances the knowledge of citizen ownership by describing the empirical characteristics of citizen ownership of wind…
How future frames materialize and consolidate: The energy transition in Denmark
Too complicated and impractical? An exploratory study on the role of energy system models in municipal decision-making processes in Denmark
News Media Framing of Grassroots Innovations in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden
This paper explores how grassroots innovations are being framed in the news media in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. By using framing analysis of newspaper items in the three countries, based on 30 cases, we identify that compared to literature on framing of renewable energy, the results show a prevalence of frames labeled as "social" as well as positive framing in the media when reporting about grassroots innovations. There are differences …
Assessing co-creation in strategic planning for urban energy transitions
Abandoning fossil fuel production: What can be learned from the Danish phase-out of oil and gas
In December 2020, the Danish parliament decided to terminate all oil and gas extraction by the end of 2050 ’as an important step’ to becoming climate neutral in the same year. The agreement also stated that the Danish example would have to inspire larger oil and gas-producing countries to follow suit. This perspective derives five lessons relevant to larger countries: (1) The necessity of undertaking an economic feasibility study of phasing out o…
Re-defining the rules of the game: The strategic role of municipalities in fostering community support for renewable energy projects in Denmark
How can municipalities foster community support for renewable energy? Should Denmark’s official planning model be modified? This paper explores municipal community engagement strategies and proposes a planning model based on pre-project strategic municipal planning and community engagement.Municipalities as key actors in the planning and implementation of renewable energy often face issues with social acceptance. Community engagement is a model f…
Business (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (4 works) · Renewable energy (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works)