Planning for Renewable Energy in Worcestershire Research Paper

13.7 This research paper provides anoutline of the key planning issues forrenewables. Further work will be requiredto give a more accurate picture of thetechnologies and locations that may beappropriate for development, and to givea better understanding of the resourcecapacity within the County.13.8 As mentioned elsewhere in thispaper, a comprehensive assessment ofcapacity may be required, based on arobust methodology, to give a fullerpicture of the County's likely resource.Any capacity study would need to takeinto account not only the physicalpossibilities afforded by potentialrenewables (including the practicalities ofworking with new or proposedinfrastructure) but also the policy andwider planning issues identified in thispaper.13.9 In order to produce as complete astudy as possible, it would be preferableto involve key stakeholders from an earlystage, including energy providers andsupply companies. This would help toensure that the study was based on arealistic understanding of market forcesand economic feasibility.MONITORING AND FURTHER WORK:SUMMARY/SUGGESTIONS● EFFECTIVE MONITORING OF RENEWABLES DEVELOPMENTS WILL BECRUCIAL. NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL TARGETS CAN ONLY BEEFFECTIVE IF THEY ARE MEASURABLE. LAA INDICATORS WILL ALSO PLAY ANINCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE AND MAY DEPEND ON ACCURATERENEWABLES DATA.● MONITORING SHOULD BE USED EFFECTIVELY TO ENSURE THAT ANYRENEWABLES POLICY IS ACHIEVING ITS AIMS. EFFECTIVE MONITORING WILLENABLE EARLY ACTION TO BE TAKEN, WHERE REQUIRED, TO ADDRESS ANYDEFICIENCIES THAT MAY COMPROMISE THE POLICY OUTCOMES.● A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE COUNTY'SCAPACITY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY WOULD PROVIDE A BETTER-INFORMEDPICTURE OF THE TECHNOLOGIES AND AREAS THAT MAY BE MOST SUITABLEFOR DEVELOPMENT.13. MONITORING ● Planning for Renewable Energy in WorcestershireTechnical Research Paper 31