Business Models for Community Wind Farms

Project Description

This is a highly collaborative, policy-orientated study that will examine the use of alternative business models to support community ownership/ co-ownership of wind farm developments in Ireland. The outputs of this project will assist in the acceleration of wind farm construction in Ireland by ensuring the benefits of these developments are passed to a broader base of stakeholders. The project team will investigate and review wind farm business models that have effectively supported community ownership in other EU jurisdictions. The project team has an expert panel in place to assess the viability of similar models in Ireland. Using best practice stakeholder engagement methodologies, the proposed models and case studies will be presented to selected groups of stakeholders. Through this collaborative, combined process, once the optimum business model has been identified, policy recommendations will be presented in the areas of: Financial, Legislative and Technical requirements in order to facilitate implementation.