GPEP Researchers awarded SAEI funding
(17/10/2012)
A team of GPEP researchers has been awarded research funding from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to investigate the role of spatial planning and social barriers to the deployment of on-shore wind energy. The team, led by Dr Mark Scott with Dr Eoin O’Neill and Dr Craig Bullock, aim to evaluate the role of the planning system in providing a decision-making framework for wind energy schemes, to quantitatively and qualitatively examine national and local attitudes towards the location of wind farms, and to explore innovative policy tools to address social acceptance issues. For more information, please contact Dr. Mark Scott.