دورية أكاديمية
Low impact siting for wind power facilities in the Southeast United States
| العنوان: | Low impact siting for wind power facilities in the Southeast United States |
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| المؤلفون: | Xueying Feng, Shawn Li, Elizabeth L. Kalies, Caitlin Markus, Peter Harrell, Dalia Patiño‐Echeverri |
| المصدر: | Wind Energy, Vol 26, Iss 12, Pp 1254-1275 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Renewable energy sources |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | conservation, GIS, Southeast region, wind energy, Renewable energy sources, TJ807-830 |
| الوصف: | Abstract Although installed wind power generation capacity in the United States reached 132 GW in 2021, more than quadruple the capacity in 2008, a noticeable void exists in the Southeast. Scant wind power development in this region is due to relatively poorer wind resources, other competitive energy sources, and political opposition. However, the dramatic increases in wind turbine hub height, which allow harvesting the faster wind speeds that occur farther from the ground, combined with a growing sense of urgency to develop renewable energy, point to a near future with significant wind development everywhere, including the Southeast. Nevertheless, the enthusiasm for replacing fossil fuels with renewable sources is tempered by fears that the vast land requirements of utility‐scale wind farms may disrupt valuable ecosystems. In this paper, we identify the areas where installed wind power capacity is least likely to disrupt wildlife and sensitive natural areas in the southeastern United States. The generated maps exclude geographic areas unsuitable for wind power development due to environmental concerns or technical considerations corresponding to five categories. The resulting geospatial product suggests that even after removing sizable areas from consideration, there is significant land for wind development to meet the Southeast's energy needs and clean energy goals. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1099-1824 1095-4244 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1095-4244; https://doaj.org/toc/1099-1824 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/we.2868 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/a47db7eddcac424d9e5e148eaa250a91 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.47db7eddcac424d9e5e148eaa250a91 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 10991824 10954244 |
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| DOI: | 10.1002/we.2868 |