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10.6 CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
he nature of the complex adaptive environment within which energy policy
is designed and implemented precludes the development of rigid, prescrip-
tive strategies for enhancing wind power development. Simply put, energy
policy is carried out in nations that are unique from sociocultural, tech-
nological, economic, and political perspectives. A speciic policy strategy
that has beneited one nation (e.g., Denmark) cannot be imported directly
into another nation with the expectation that similar results will ensue.
However, the case studies that were presented in this topic provide evidence
that there are common factors which can catalyze or impede wind develop-
ment in diferent nations. An astute policymaker should be aware of these
common factors and use this knowledge as a staring point to devise initia-
tives that can enhance wind power development. he insights provided in
this chapter catalogue these common factors. hey constitute a foundation
from which policymakers can begin to customize policy to suit the unique
national context in which the policy will be applied.
his chapter has put forth the contention that successful wind power
development policy necessitates that strategic attention be given to the
management of nine social factors, seven technological factors, seven eco-
nomic factors, and nine political factors that have inluenced the eicacy of
wind power development policy in the six case study nations. Policymakers
that give attention to these factors will undoubtedly cobble together more
efective wind power development strategies. However, as the framework
proposed in Chapter 3 suggested, wind power development strategies can
be further improved by understanding how these factors interrelate and
by highlighting any dominate inluences that warrant special attention.
Chapter 11 will take up these issues and conclude our investigation.
NOTES
1. For more on this supporting research the reader is directed to Valentine, Scott
Victor. 2010. “A STEP Toward Understanding Wind Power Development Policy
Barriers in Advanced Economies.”
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
14
(9): 2796-2807; Valentine, Scott Victor. 2010. “Braking Wind in Australia: A Critical
Evaluation of the Renewable Energy Target.”
Energy Policy
38 (7): 3668-3675; and
Valentine, Scott Victor. 2010. “Disputed Wind Directions: Reinvigorating Wind
Power Development in Taiwan.”
Energy for Sustainable Development
14 (1): 22-34.
2. Firestone, Jeremy, and Willett Kempton. 2007. “Public Opinion About Large
Ofshore Wind Power: Underlying Factors.”
Energy Policy
35 (3):1584-1598.
3.
Gross, Catherine. 2007. “Community Perspectives of Wind Energy in Australia: he
Application of a Justice and Community Fairness Framework to Increase Social
Acceptance.”
Energy Policy
35 (5): 2727-2736.
