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Projects: Projects for Region Projects in Northern Ireland involving Queen's University Belfast: RES-000-22-1095
Reference Number	RES-000-22-1095
Title	Renewable energy and discourses of objections: towards deliberative policy making
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources 10%; Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy) 40%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts) 50%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	SOCIAL SCIENCES (Politics and International Studies) 50%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 50%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 30%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 40%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 30%;
Principal Investigator	Professor G Ellis No email address given Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering Queen's University Belfast
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	ESRC
Start Date	06 June 2005
End Date	19 June 2006
Duration	12 months
Total Grant Value	£47,371
Industrial Sectors	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
Region	Northern Ireland
Programme	ESRC Energy
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Professor G Ellis , Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen's University Belfast (99.999%)
	Other Investigator	Dr J (John ) Barry , Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, Queen's University Belfast (0.001%)
Web Site	https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=RES-000-22-1095
Objectives	Objectives not supplied
Abstract	This project aims to analyse the range of interests, perceptions and tactics related to the development of renewable energy infrastructure in order to inform more effective decision-making that supports sustainable development. The project will challenge the tendency to apply over-simplified categories of supporters and objectors to wind farm developments, which overlooks the complexity of the attitudes held and the potential to explore alternative means of resolving the resulting disputes. This will be developed through a case study of the ongoing controversy over a proposed offshore wind farm on the Tunes Plateau off Northern Ireland, one of the most wind-rich parts of the UK. The case study will be used to deepen understanding of the nature of such disputes by identifying the range ofinterests involved in the debate over the proposed windfarm and analysing their core beliefs, using a technique known as Q-Methodology. This will be used to assess the main areas of conflict and consensus on the proposal and identify potential mediated solutions to such disputes. It is anticipated that the project’s findings will inform institutional reform and help identify new approachestodecision-making for locational disputes involving renewable energy infrastructure.
Publications	(none)
Final Report	(none)
Added to Database	10/11/09