Preface

AuthorWilliam Webster
Pages17-18

Preface

This book was written in the 6-month period before the first lockdown in March 2020. At that point, the legal publishing world went into a state of hibernation. The instruction from my publisher was to keep the book up to date. In the event, the book was largely rewritten and by the time it went into production in September 2020 I was satisfied that it was as up to date as I could make it, particularly when it came to the extensive case and appeal studies (with added commentaries) contained in Chapter 8 (wind power projects) and Chapter 10 (solar power development), which I consider to be the main highlights of the book.

In 2019, electricity generation in the UK from low carbon and renewable sources (LCRS) was 37.1%, whereas only a decade ago electricity generated from fossil fuels provided around 80% of the UK’s electricity needs (split between gas and coal)...

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