Dorset Renewable Energy Strategy
Dorset Renewable Energy Strategy
Looking at the potential for electricity and heat from renewable sources in Dorset
This project aimed to look at the potential for electricity and heat from renewable sources in Dorset.
Overall, the renewable energy strategy and action plan has two aims. These were:
- facilitate the delivery of the renewable electricity target for 2010 that was adopted through the REvision 2010 process (see www.oursouthwest.com/revision2010)
- identify the potential resource and key opportunities and actions to harness renewable heat within the county by 2010
The project involved the following nine stages:
- Public Opinion Surveys on renewable energy
- Renewable Heat Resource Assessment
- Issues Paper on Renewable Electricity and Heat
- Consultation Event: A stakeholder workshop was held on 6 April in Wareham and was attended by over 80 people from local authorities, community groups and representatives of the renewable energy industry in Dorset
- Preparation of draft Renewable Energy Strategy and Action Plan Document
- Communication Strategy
- Ongoing support to local authority officers in Dorset to disseminate the strategy to elected members, with the aim of receiving their endorsement
- Managing consultation on the draft strategy
- Analysing options for a structure to coordinate and monitor delivery of the action plan
The draft strategy and action plan was completed in July 2004. The strategy went out for consultation with key stakeholders towards the end of 2004.
The final version of the strategy went out for endorsement by key stakeholders in March 2005 and was published in December that year. You can download it by clicking here.