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BOOK REVIEW BY PHILLIP TAYLOR MBE
RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM WIND AND SOLAR POWER
Law and Regulation
By William Webster
Foreword by Lord Justice Lindblom
ISBN 978 0 85490 286 6
WILDY, SIMMONDS & HILL PUBLISHING
wildy.com
A HIGHLY TOPICAL BOOK ON CURRENT ENERGY LAW ISSUES FOR THE 2020s
An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor MA of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”, and Mediator
Barrister William Webster is an expert in planning and land law. His new title, “Renewable Energy from Wind and Solar Power,” from Wildy, Simmonds, and Hill Publishing, sets out the law and regulation of electricity generation in the case of the two most popular sources of energy derived from renewable resources: wind and solar power. Webster covers up-to-date national policy and guidance of relevance to electricity generation collected from renewable resources in a well-constructed and easy to navigate book.
Webster offers the energy law practitioner some excellent contemporary coverage of the powers of local planning authorities together with those of the Secretary of State, along with the devolved powers in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, when dealing with onshore and offshore projects. The book also examines the impact of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects under the 2008 Act which continue to be of major significance to future energy policy.
This book also includes a useful section on consents under sections 36 (onshore and offshore wind generation) and 37 (overhead lines) of the Electricity Act 1989. In addition, Webster covers the grant of FEBA licences from the Marine and Fisheries Agency in the case of offshore consents. The availability of financial assistance for the generation and export of renewable energy to the grid is also dealt with in detail and the book outlines the basic technology involved in wind and solar power for those new to the subject.
The energy planning regime is examined through a series of interesting case studies which look at a number of recent decisions in the courts, from the Secretary of State, and from inspectors and reporters, involving wind and solar energy proposals.
We consider that this book will be an invaluable reference for lawyers, planning professionals and operators in the relevant sectors. It will also be of use to others in showing how rapidly the industry is developing and of the regulatory processes involved in securing consents for the commercial development of energy from wind and solar power.
The date of publication of this hardback edition from Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing was published on 29th April 2021.
BOOK REVIEW BY PHILLIP TAYLOR MBE
RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM WIND AND SOLAR POWER
Law and Regulation
By William Webster
Foreword by Lord Justice Lindblom
ISBN 978 0 85490 286 6
WILDY, SIMMONDS & HILL PUBLISHING
wildy.com
A HIGHLY TOPICAL BOOK ON CURRENT ENERGY LAW ISSUES FOR THE 2020s
An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor MA of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”, and Mediator
Barrister William Webster is an expert in planning and land law. His new title, “Renewable Energy from Wind and Solar Power,” from Wildy, Simmonds, and Hill Publishing, sets out the law and regulation of electricity generation in the case of the two most popular sources of energy derived from renewable resources: wind and solar power. Webster covers up-to-date national policy and guidance of relevance to electricity generation collected from renewable resources in a well-constructed and easy to navigate book.
Webster offers the energy law practitioner some excellent contemporary coverage of the powers of local planning authorities together with those of the Secretary of State, along with the devolved powers in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, when dealing with onshore and offshore projects. The book also examines the impact of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects under the 2008 Act which continue to be of major significance to future energy policy.
This book also includes a useful section on consents under sections 36 (onshore and offshore wind generation) and 37 (overhead lines) of the Electricity Act 1989. In addition, Webster covers the grant of FEBA licences from the Marine and Fisheries Agency in the case of offshore consents. The availability of financial assistance for the generation and export of renewable energy to the grid is also dealt with in detail and the book outlines the basic technology involved in wind and solar power for those new to the subject.
The energy planning regime is examined through a series of interesting case studies which look at a number of recent decisions in the courts, from the Secretary of State, and from inspectors and reporters, involving wind and solar energy proposals.
We consider that this book will be an invaluable reference for lawyers, planning professionals and operators in the relevant sectors. It will also be of use to others in showing how rapidly the industry is developing and of the regulatory processes involved in securing consents for the commercial development of energy from wind and solar power.
The date of publication of this hardback edition from Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing was published on 29th April 2021.
