Municipalities in tailwind and head-wind - Lessons of possibilities and challenges from municipal planning for wind power since 2009.

This project seeks to reduce uncertainty for municipalities through a systematic mapping and analysis of barriers and drivers for wind power establishments from a municipal perspective.

It investigates how municipalities that actively plan to establish wind power build relationships with investors and handle land use conflicts, how local conflicts of interest result in municipal veto against wind power, and how the entry of new actors on the wind power market affect municipal planning.

Through these three main tracks, the project contributes knowledge of how a changing energy market creates challenges and possibilities for municipalities planning for wind power.