Wind Power Policies and Diffusion in the Nordic Countries

This book focuses specifically on policy mixes and wind power diffusion in four Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.  Although these Nordic welfare states have much in common, they have adopted different wind power policies and experienced dissimilar diffusion trajectories. Understanding these patterns across the Nordic countries is the central puzzle that this book investigates. Empirically, this book provides a first-of-its-kind comparative study of wind power policies in the Nordic countries. Analytically, the authors contribute to the transition policy mix literature, which remains largely insensitive to political feasibility. This book will be of interest to researchers and students as well as private and public decision makers looking for tools to enable the energy transition.

Jon Birger Skjærseth is Research Professor at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute. His research interests include international environmental cooperation and European climate/energy policies.Teis Hansen is Professor at the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on sustainability transitions innovation policy and economic geography.Jakob Donner-Amnell is a sociologist and project researcher at University of Eastern Finland. His research focuses on transformation of resource-based industries.Jens Hanson is a Research Scientist at SINTEF. His research interests include sustainability transitions and industrial transformations.Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg is Research Professor at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute and works on climate and energy policy, and policy change.Helle Ørsted Nielsen is a Senior Researcher at Aarhus University. Her research interests include multi-level governance and implementation of climate and energy policy.Birgitte Nygaard is a PhD-candidate at Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Her project focuses on framings and geopolitics of Norwegian wind power.Markus Steen is Senior Research Scientist at SINTEF. His research interests include industrial and regional development, innovation, policy and sustainability transitions.