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Multifaceted drivers for onshore wind energy repowering and their implications for energy transition
Wind energy is anticipated to become a backbone of the future energy system. Ageing wind turbine fleets, increasing land-use constraints and rising relevance of societal factors make the deployment of land-based (onshore) wind energy ever more complicated. Consequently, repowering is expected to become a rapidly growing point of focus for the wind industry. Here we propose a more holistic and socially informed project-level approach to analyse repowering activity that enables a more robust understanding of the process and potentials. We demonstrate that for wind pioneer in Denmark, only 67% of the capacity removed in repowering projects was related to the physical space needed for a new turbine. Other factors that drive repowering include regulation (for example, noise-related, 8–17%), development principles (for example, aesthetics, 7–20%) and political bargaining (4–13%). The recognition of repowering as a negotiated process between host communities and wind developers will probably be critical to unlock the full potential of wind energy in the future. ; JRC.C.7-Knowledge for the Energy Union
Multifaceted drivers for onshore wind energy repowering and their implications for energy transition
Wind energy is anticipated to become a backbone of the future energy system. Ageing wind turbine fleets, increasing land-use constraints and rising relevance of societal factors make the deployment of land-based (onshore) wind energy ever more complicated. Consequently, repowering is expected to become a rapidly growing point of focus for the wind industry. Here we propose a more holistic and socially informed project-level approach to analyse repowering activity that enables a more robust understanding of the process and potentials. We demonstrate that for wind pioneer in Denmark, only 67% of the capacity removed in repowering projects was related to the physical space needed for a new turbine. Other factors that drive repowering include regulation (for example, noise-related, 8–17%), development principles (for example, aesthetics, 7–20%) and political bargaining (4–13%). The recognition of repowering as a negotiated process between host communities and wind developers will probably be critical to unlock the full potential of wind energy in the future. ; JRC.C.7-Knowledge for the Energy Union
Multifaceted drivers for onshore wind energy repowering and their implications for energy transition
KITZING LENA (author) / JENSEN MORTEN KOFOED (author) / TELSNIG THOMAS (author) / LANTZ ERIC (author)
2020-04-02
Miscellaneous
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
690
Analysis of Renewable Energy Policies Related to Repowering the Wind Energy Sector: the Spanish Case
| BASE | 2013
| Online Contents | 2015