Social Enterprises In Wind Energy Production : Case Study From Finnish Renewable Energy Industry
Peiponen, Jarkko (2013)
Karelia-ammattikorkeakoulu (Pohjois-Karjalan ammattikorkeakoulu)
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201302021977
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201302021977
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The goal of the present paper is to research social enterprises in the wind energy industry. This study has three major purposes: (1) describing the development of the social enterprise phenomenon in Europe and Finland, (2) clarifying the current situation in the Finnish wind energy market, and (3) with help of primary and secondary research, creating a business model for social enterprise in the wind energy industry.
The thesis was a qualitative practice-based research by nature and it was conducted during the autumn of 2012. The implementation of the thesis consisted of the following stages: (1) writing of literature review and collecting of secondary data, (2) data collection via semi-structured personal interviews, and (3) data analyses and reporting. Ten experts from national social enterprise network and wind energy industry were selected to this investigation. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. The collected data was analysed with the help of Domains of Entrepreneurship Ecosystem and SWOT analysis. One social enterprise from the national wind energy industry was presented as a case study example. Finally, a possible scenario for a social enterprise business model was created by the Business Model Canvas.
On the basis of the results of this research, it can be concluded that social enterprise business model can be utilized in the wind energy industry in Finland. Especially community owned social enterprise could be a particularly effective way to communicate with local landowners and thus reduce resistance against wind turbine projects in Finland.
The thesis was a qualitative practice-based research by nature and it was conducted during the autumn of 2012. The implementation of the thesis consisted of the following stages: (1) writing of literature review and collecting of secondary data, (2) data collection via semi-structured personal interviews, and (3) data analyses and reporting. Ten experts from national social enterprise network and wind energy industry were selected to this investigation. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. The collected data was analysed with the help of Domains of Entrepreneurship Ecosystem and SWOT analysis. One social enterprise from the national wind energy industry was presented as a case study example. Finally, a possible scenario for a social enterprise business model was created by the Business Model Canvas.
On the basis of the results of this research, it can be concluded that social enterprise business model can be utilized in the wind energy industry in Finland. Especially community owned social enterprise could be a particularly effective way to communicate with local landowners and thus reduce resistance against wind turbine projects in Finland.