The impact of the 2015 onshore wind policy change for local planning authorities in England: Preliminary survey results (2022)
Report
Windemer, R. (2022). The impact of the 2015 onshore wind policy change for local planning authorities in England: Preliminary survey results. ESRC

Preliminary findings from research investigating the impact of the 2015 onshore wind policy change for local planning authorities in England.

Are the impacts of wind energy reversible? Critically reviewing the research literature, the governance challenges and presenting an agenda for social science (2021)
Journal Article
Windemer, R., & Cowell, R. (2021). Are the impacts of wind energy reversible? Critically reviewing the research literature, the governance challenges and presenting an agenda for social science. Energy Research and Social Science, 79, Article 102162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102162

The extent to which the impacts of renewable energy development might be reversible is an important dimension of debates about environmental acceptability, magnified in significance by the sector's rapid expansion and the inexorable ageing of facilit... Read More about Are the impacts of wind energy reversible? Critically reviewing the research literature, the governance challenges and presenting an agenda for social science.

End-of-life decision making for onshore wind and solar farms in Great Britain. Research findings and recommendations
Report
Windemer, R. (2021). End-of-life decision making for onshore wind and solar farms in Great Britain. Research findings and recommendations

In the context of a global transition to decarbonise the energy system and meet NetZero targets, expanding energy output from renewables is increasingly important. However, space for renewable energy infrastructure is limited and existing wind farms... Read More about End-of-life decision making for onshore wind and solar farms in Great Britain. Research findings and recommendations.