Janne Thygesen
Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning - lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature.
Thygesen, Janne; Agarwal, Abhishek
Authors
Abhishek Agarwal
Abstract
An increasing number of researchers stress the importance of national planning institutions' role with respect to promoting an 'effective' decision-making process in terms of bringing about sustainable energy. Impact assessment (IA) procedures are seen as having strong potential in supporting environmentally conscious energy production. This article discusses criteria for sustainable wind power planning and compares the centralised planning systems for wind energy in two countries 'Norway and Scotland' as illustrating cases. We ask the following: What key criteria should be present to secure sustainable wind energy planning, and what are the critical institutional conditions to fulfil these criteria? A review of relevant IA literature reveals four key criteria for promoting sustainable wind planning: (i) clear and integrated political priorities, (ii) stakeholder involvement, (iii) strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and (iv) stringent permission and assessment requirements. We also determined that critical institutional conditions exist that effectively promote sustainable energy production: (a) coordinated energy policy institutions, (b) legitimate planning procedures, (c) that SEAs are followed in the decision-making process and (d) statutory planning regulations.
Citation
THYGESEN, J. and AGARWAL, A. 2014. Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning: lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews [online], 39, pages 1012-1023. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.173
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 19, 2014 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 9, 2014 |
Publication Date | Nov 30, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Sep 9, 2014 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 9, 2014 |
Journal | Renewable and sustainable energy reviews |
Print ISSN | 1364-0321 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 39 |
Pages | 1012-1023 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.173 |
Keywords | Renewable energy; Sustainability; Planning; Environment |
Public URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1048 |
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