Bioenergy Implementation Plan - South-East Regional Authority
Bioenergy Implementation Plan - South-East Regional Authority
Bioenergy Implementation Plan - South-East Regional Authority
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Appendix 4<br />
City & County Development <strong>Plan</strong>s in the <strong>South</strong>-<strong>East</strong> Region<br />
Public <strong>Authority</strong><br />
SERA: <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning<br />
Guidelines<br />
<strong>South</strong> Tipperary County Council<br />
Carlow County Council<br />
Policy Regarding Renewable<br />
Energy<br />
The <strong>South</strong>-<strong>East</strong> Region strongly supports<br />
national and international initiatives for<br />
limiting emissions of greenhouse gases and<br />
encouraging the development of renewable<br />
energy sources.<br />
The <strong>South</strong>-<strong>East</strong> Region actively seeks to<br />
implement a share of national targets for<br />
renewable energy.<br />
The Council will seek to provide positively for<br />
the development of appropriate renewable<br />
energy sources, which makes use of the<br />
natural resources of the county in an<br />
environmentally acceptable manner.<br />
Provisions in Current Development<br />
<strong>Plan</strong> Relating to <strong>Bioenergy</strong><br />
The use of new forests in the Region to provide<br />
fuel for wood biomass energy production needs<br />
further examination as it is suggested that increased<br />
participation in this form of energy production could<br />
contribute both to a reduction in CO2 emissions<br />
and benefit the forest industry in the <strong>South</strong>-<strong>East</strong> by<br />
securing an outlet for wood produced in the Region.<br />
Policy ENV 17: Policy on Energy Usage &<br />
Renewable Energy It is the policy of the Council to<br />
encourage efforts to reduce energy usage across all<br />
sectors. The Council shall also endeavour to promote<br />
the use of renewable energy sources and support the<br />
development of renewable energy technology.<br />
The planning authority shall encourage the<br />
development of innovative and sustainable<br />
energy production, use and conservation<br />
practices such as bio-mass development,<br />
energy re-use and recovery from industrial<br />
and institutional sources and geothermal<br />
energy exploitation.<br />
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