ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF R&D PROGRAMMES: THE CASE OF THE DANISH ForskEL PROGRAMME

Ivar Lyhne () and Inger Pihl Byriel
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Ivar Lyhne: Aalborg University, Skibbrogade 5, BI-07, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
Inger Pihl Byriel: Energinet.dk, Tonne Kjaersvej 65, 7000 Fredericia, Denmark

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2013, vol. 15, issue 02, 1-19

Abstract: Despite their important role in shaping the technologies of the future, public research and development (R&D) programmes are rarely based on systematic assessments of the environmental effects. R&D programmes thus allocate a huge amount of financial resources to projects, which potentially may cause severe negative environmental impacts. This paper presents an innovative environmental assessment practice on R&D programmes in Denmark. It reports on the challenges and experiences of assessing the Danish R&D programme ForskEL, which promotes R&D projects within the electricity sector. The programme is characterised by uncertainty about impacts and incomparable project types and technologies. A methodology for dealing with these challenges is presented, and experiences from a testing of the methodology on the 2012 programme are reflected upon. Finally the assessment is discussed in terms of its potential for making a difference for the future development and deployment of renewable energy.

Keywords: R&D; environmental assessment; renewable energy; uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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