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    On the challenges of empowering citizens in technological innovation matters
    In order to counteract a constant global warming, the empowerment of civil society and economy are considered necessary prerequisites for the energy transition. Responsive forms of participation have to be considered in an early phase of projects and employed continuously throughout the intention. However, there are common challenges within participation processes. We illustrate a use case consisting of the implementation of technological innovations using a slow bottom-up approach. Our main thesis suggests that an active interference of social space leads to higher technology acceptance and therefore to an easier implementation of innovative technologies to increase the citizens’ quality of life. Due to the fact that our target group shows high diversity we focus on specific mediators that influence technology acceptance. Therefore, we conducted a mixed-method approach with quantitative and qualitative components. We present our main results and experiences of the first project phase in this article.
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    Herausforderung Partizipation - Konsultation im Energiesektor
    Europaweit werden im Energiebereich immer häufiger relevante Stakeholder zur Projektpartizipation herangezogen. Der gegenständliche Beitrag zeigt Erkenntnisse über die Vorbereitung und Durchführung von Partizipationsmaßnahmen im Allgemeinen sowie der damit verbundenen methodischen Herangehensweisen im Speziellen auf. Anhand von drei Projekten im Energiebereich werden die durchgeführten Partizipationsmaßnahmen mit den Stakeholdern Bevölkerung, Industrie und Politik analysiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen einerseits den Nutzen von persönlichen Netzwerken bei der Herausforderung der Akquise von TeilnehmerInnen, die Relevanz von Marketing und Projektbewerbung, aber auch den Wissenszuwachs aller Beteiligten an der Teilhabe an Partizipationsprozessen.
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    Participation in Energy Transition - Challenges within the Scope of Smart Grids
    The inclusion and empowerment of civil society and economy are considered necessary prerequisites for the energy transition that has to be achieved. This contribution shows the process of participation approaches in general as well as a use case within the scope of smart grids in particular. The objective of this use case was to determine the users’ willingness to participate in the respective project. A participation workshop was conducted using qualitative and quantitative methods. Results show that since the participants were informed about the system solution for the first time, concern about cost and security were corollary. We conclude that the workshop served rather as instrument to inform and enlighten private end-users providing a baseline to compare results of further investigations. The forthcoming challenge is to ensure an ongoing participation process to raise acceptance and willingness to participate.
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