Where Next for Wind?Where Next for Wind?Explaining national variations in Explaining national variations in

wind power deployment wind power deployment

Richard CowellRichard CowellSchool of City and Regional Planning, School of City and Regional Planning,

Cardiff UniversityCardiff University

44thth November 2008 November 2008

ESRC-funded/five person team:ESRC-funded/five person team:

• Peter StrachanPeter Strachan, Aberdeen Business , Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon UniversitySchool, Robert Gordon University

• Joseph SzarkaJoseph Szarka, European Studies and , European Studies and Modern Languages, University of BathModern Languages, University of Bath

• Geraint EllisGeraint Ellis, School of Planning, , School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queens Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queens University BelfastUniversity Belfast

• Charles WarrenCharles Warren, School of Geography , School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St Andrewsand Geosciences, University of St Andrews

BackgroundBackground

•International Sustainable Development Research International Sustainable Development Research Conference, Wind Power Track, June 2005 (Chair: Peter Conference, Wind Power Track, June 2005 (Chair: Peter Strachan)Strachan)

•Greening of Industry Network Conference, Wind Greening of Industry Network Conference, Wind Power Track, July 2006 (Chairs: me & Peter Strachan)Power Track, July 2006 (Chairs: me & Peter Strachan)

•Networking activities and research outputs arising Networking activities and research outputs arising from these and related activities have been significantfrom these and related activities have been significant

•Time to extend capacity; widen reach; re-Time to extend capacity; widen reach; re-assess the core questionsassess the core questions

AimAim

The aim of the seminar series is to The aim of the seminar series is to drive forward critical investigation drive forward critical investigation

of the factors affecting the of the factors affecting the deployment of wind power, deployment of wind power,

improve the evidence base, and improve the evidence base, and deepen the pool of lessons for deepen the pool of lessons for

policy and management-oriented policy and management-oriented research.research.

ObjectivesObjectives

• take a multi-disciplinary approach to explain take a multi-disciplinary approach to explain national national andand regional variations in wind power regional variations in wind power deploymentdeployment

• provide a forum for connecting social scientists & provide a forum for connecting social scientists & other researchers, and to assist in the development other researchers, and to assist in the development of early career academicsof early career academics

• ensure constructive engagement between academic ensure constructive engagement between academic and practitioner stakeholdersand practitioner stakeholders

• inform wider policy and academic debates about inform wider policy and academic debates about European environmental governance and renewable European environmental governance and renewable energy deploymentenergy deployment

Past and forthcoming Past and forthcoming seminarsseminars

• Explaining national variations in Explaining national variations in wind power deploymentwind power deployment, 21.02.08, , 21.02.08, AberdeenAberdeen

• Policy instrumentsPolicy instruments – Financing and – Financing and Support mechanismsSupport mechanisms, 09.05.08, Bath, 09.05.08, Bath

• Ownership and stakeholding in the Ownership and stakeholding in the wind power debatewind power debate, 17.02.09, Cardiff, 17.02.09, Cardiff

• Limits to wind?Limits to wind?, 06.05.09, St Andrews, 06.05.09, St Andrews