Legal Aspects - Wind Energy

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Permits

During the course of wind power installation, various permits have to be acquired at differnt phase of wind power development. Some of the permits are:

• permit for site visit, allowing as well to take measurements
• building permit/installation permit/zone permit
• environmental impact assessment (EIA)
• interconnection agreements

For more information about permits, see 'Permits for Wind Power Projects'

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)

Under the kyoto Protocol, the industralized countries committed themeselves green house reduction target via three flexible mechanisms namely:'Emissions Trading (ET)'Joint Implementation (JI) and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)

CDM is a project based mechanism where the Annex I countries invest in an emission-reducing projects in a Non- Annex I country and the carbon permits generated in Non - Annex I countries are used to meet the emission target of Annex I countries. The emission reductions - the so-called certified emission reductions (CERs)- can be gained from 2000 onward, and will be issued retrospectively as soon as the rules have been fixed and the Kyoto Protocol has come into force.

For more information see: Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Baseline-Assessments for Wind Energy Projects

CDM Project Cycle

Further Information

• Wind Portal on energypedia