The sun is the foundation of all life on earth. The potential regarding solar energy is relatively good in large parts of southern Sweden. Sweden has set an environmental goal that states that their electrical production will be generated from 100% renewable energy sources by 2040 at the latest. In order to achieve this goal, there will need to be extensive expansion of wind parks as well as solar parks. Sweden has not had the same development as Germany regarding the expansion of solar energy. The authors suggest that there is a need to investigate what factors influence the expansion of photovoltaics parks and what barriers are in the way of achieving large scale solar electricity production. The thesis will focus on solar expansion within the manufacturing sector as well as the agricultural sector within Halland county. The authors of this thesis aim to investigate the economic and administrative factors that influence investment opportunities alongside other factors that influence the expansion of solar energy. The study’s goal is to answer two research questions: “What factors are the most important to achieve large scale expansion of solar energy on manufacturing facilities and agricultural facilities?” “Which instruments and actions are required from society’s standpoint to enable large scale expansion of solar electricity production on manufacturing facilities as well as agricultural facilities in the county of Halland? “ The methodology used in this thesis is a qualitative approach where semi constructed interviews were implemented. There were six respondents that participated in the study. Whereas half were companies within the manufacturing industry or the agricultural sector, the rest were individuals within the field of solar energy. By conducting this study, several factors were identified that either promoted or hindered solar production within Halland county. The most prominent factors which drive development were economic and environmental factors, whilst laws and the investment cost was biggest factors that hindered development. In conclusion, the study suggests that there are changes in laws that need to be implemented to achieve large scale solar production within Halland county.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hh-42112 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Wijk Tegenrot, Anton, Bunse, Jonathan |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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