Offshore wind power policy and planning in Sweden

Söderholm, Patrik; Pettersson, Maria

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.05.065

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“…A number of authors (e.g. Bode and Michaelowa, 2003;Carlson, 2002;Muñoz et al, 2009;Neuhoff et al, 2008;Pettersson and Söderholm, 2009;Söderholm et al, 2007;Söderholm and Pettersson, 2011) include policy measures such as carbon pricing, green certificates, energy taxes or bonuses for renewable energy sources. Second, investors might have other investment options than electricity production, and for these the LC approach is not relevant at all.…”

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Who invests in renewable electricity production? Empirical evidence and suggestions for further research

Bergek¹,

Mignon²,

Sundberg³

2013

Energy Policy

135

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Tranforming energy systems to fulfill the needs of a low-carbon economy requires large investments in renewable electricity production (RES-E). Recent literature underlines the need to take a closer look at the composition of the RES-E investor group in order to understand the motives and investment processes of different types of investors. However, existing energy policies generally consider RES-E investments made on a regional or national level, and target investors who evaluate their RES-E investments according to least-cost high-profit criteria. We present empirical evidence to show that RES-E investments are made by a heterogeneous group of investors, that a variety of investors exist and that their formation varies among the different types of renewable sources. This has direct implications for our understanding of the investment process in RES-E and for the study of motives and driving forces of RES-E investors. We introduce a multi-dimensional framework for analyzing differences between categories of investors, which not only considers to the standard economic dimension which is predominant in the contemporary energy literature, but also considers the entrepreneurship, innovation-adoption and institutional dimensions. The framework emphasizes the influence of four main investor-related factors on the investment process which should be studied in future research: motives, background, resources and personal characteristics.

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Who invests in renewable electricity production? Empirical evidence and suggestions for further research

Bergek¹,

Mignon²,

Sundberg³

2013

Energy Policy

135

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“…A mining permit is thus required for the development of the mine and the mining operation [42] (s. 16). The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (TUKES) is the authority responsible for permit applications under the Mining Act 8 . A mining permit allows for the extraction of the mineral resources found in the designated area, as well as of the organic and non-organic surface material, waste rock and tailings that arise as a bi-product of the mining activity [42] (s. 17).…”

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“…While the process of planning and permitting of industrial facilities such as wind power plants and the function of law in relation to the use of natural resources have previously been examined (e.g. [6]- [8]), these studies do not target mining.…”

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License to Mine: A Comparison of the Scope of the Environmental Assessment in Sweden, Finland and Russia

Pettersson¹,

Oksanen²,

Mingaleva

et al. 2015

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How to cite this paper: Pettersson, M., Oksanen, A., Mingaleva, T., Petrov, V. and Masloboev, V. (2015) AbstractThe regulatory framework for mining operations is complex; the licensing process in particular typically involves several laws and a number of permits. This paper assumes that the regulatory framework is strongly influenced by the institutional framework of which it is part, and that it suffers from an institutional path dependence that may decrease the efficiency of the system as well as act barrier to the implementation of necessary environmental requirements. The paper provides: 1) a legal analysis of the regulatory framework governing mining operations in Sweden, Finland and Russia; and 2) a comparative analysis of the scope of the environmental assessment within the licensing process in the examined countries. The result of the analysis of the regulatory frameworks shows great similarity between the Swedish and the Finnish systems, both in terms of the overall structure and the implementation of substantive environmental rules. The Russian system differs in this respect, with more declarative rules and seemingly less substantive assessments. The results also indicate that the regulatory frameworks in all three countries show signs of institutional path dependence, but in very different degrees. Though Russia has indeed implemented major changes in the formal structure, very little has changed in practice. The Swedish regulatory framework for mining shows a deficient systematics and conflicting objectives, despite the implementation of a comprehensive environmental legislation. The recently reformed Finnish system seems to have a more holistic approach.

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“…The other problem is that our green planet will be devastated and will encounter catastrophic disasters if the current situation continues. The aforementioned concern has its roots in recent technological invention which phenomenally has changed the technology of energy sector by spreading more effective and cheaper tools [3].…”

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“…Bagocius et al [22] applied permutation method for specifying the construction of offshore wind farms, moreover, some studies applied MCDM methods for selecting the best wind turbines. Martin et al [3] employed TOPSIS method to evaluate the primitive designing of offshore wind turbines. Bagocius et al [23] utilized WASPAS method for selection of best location for offshore wind farms and selecting the best wind turbine in the Baltic Sea.…”

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Placement of Wind Farms Based on a Hybrid Multi Criteria Decision Making for Iran

Heidarzadeh

Varzandeh

Rahbari³

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the 4th World Sustainability Forum

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In the current century, energy is become as one of the most critical issues in human's life. Due to global warming, air pollution and the other problems caused by fossil fuels, one of the appropriate sources which is renewable and is invested is wind energy. Iran has a good potential to use wind energy based on its geographical features. Therefore, to have the best productivity to employ wind energy, location of farm winds in a suitable site is a delicate issue. This research applies a hybrid MCDM method for prioritizing potential cities in Iran to install wind farms. In this regard, Step-wise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) is employed to rank criteria and Weighted Aggregates Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS) is utilized to evaluate alternatives. In this study 68 cities are detected as high potential places for this aim. Eventually, the most appropriate city is identified as the best place to install wind farms. The results of this research draw a OPEN ACCESS 2 conclusion for decision making and planning of energy management in top level of managing requirements of countries in all aspects.

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Offshore wind power policy and planning in Sweden

Cited by 55 publications

References 20 publications

Who invests in renewable electricity production? Empirical evidence and suggestions for further research

Who invests in renewable electricity production? Empirical evidence and suggestions for further research

License to Mine: A Comparison of the Scope of the Environmental Assessment in Sweden, Finland and Russia

Placement of Wind Farms Based on a Hybrid Multi Criteria Decision Making for Iran

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