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A Review of Methodological Approaches for the Design and Optimization of Wind Farms [PDF]

open access: yesEnergies, 2014
This article presents a review of the state of the art of the Wind Farm Design and Optimization (WFDO) problem. The WFDO problem refers to a set of advanced planning actions needed to extremize the performance of wind farms, which may be composed of a ...
José F. Herbert-Acero   +4 more
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The impact of public acceptance on cost efficiency and environmental sustainability in decentralized energy systems

open access: yesPatterns, 2021
Summary: Local resistance often hinders renewable energy technology developments, especially for onshore wind. In decentralized energy systems, the landscape impact of wind turbines or transmission lines is a key barrier to public acceptance.
Jann M. Weinand   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Resource Use of Wind Farms in the German North Sea—The Example of Alpha Ventus and Bard Offshore I

open access: yesResources, 2013
The German government aims to obtain at least 40 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. One of the central steps to reach this target is the construction of deep sea offshore wind farms.
Holger Rohn, Klaus Wiesen, Jens Teubler
doaj   +1 more source

Scotland’s onshore wind energy generation, impact on natural capital & satisfying no-nuclear energy policy

open access: yesEnergy Reports, 2021
Onshore wind electricity generation is key to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.​ Poorly sited wind farms degrade high carbon soils and habitats, diminishing overall emission reductions.
A. Shepherd   +4 more
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Failure Rate Assessment for Onshore and Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
A detailed analysis is performed on a dataset of failure and maintenance records from various onshore wind farms located in different geographical areas for the safety, risk, reliability, availability, and maintainability characterization of wind ...
He Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Energy Productivity Potential of Offshore Wind in Poland and Cooperation with Onshore Wind Farm

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
Wind power is the leader in electricity production among the standing RES technologies, both in Poland and in Europe/World. In Poland, so far there are only onshore wind turbines. Their dynamic increase in installed capacity has been observed, especially
Piotr Olczak, Tomasz Surma
doaj   +1 more source

An FMEA-Based Risk Assessment Approach for Wind Turbine Systems: A Comparative Study of Onshore and Offshore [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) has been extensively used by wind turbine assembly manufacturers for analyzing, evaluating and prioritizing potential/known failure modes.
Shafiee, Mahmood   +5 more
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Prospects for generating electricity by large onshore and offshore wind farms

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2017
The decarbonisation of energy sources requires additional investments in renewable technologies, including the installation of onshore and offshore wind farms. For wind energy to remain competitive, wind farms must continue to provide low-cost power even
Patrick J H Volker   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

End-of-life decision making for onshore wind and solar farms in Great Britain. Research findings and recommendations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
In the context of a global transition to decarbonise the energy system and meet NetZero targets, expanding energy output from renewables is increasingly important.
Windemer, Rebecca
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Developing a risk breakdown matrix for onshore wind farm projects using fuzzy case-based reasoning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
As worldwide goals for sustainable development expand, numerous countries are investing in renewable energy projects, particularly onshore and offshore wind farm projects, which have low adverse environmental impacts. Since onshore wind farm projects are
Somi, Sahand   +2 more
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