Offshore wind turbine operations and maintenance: A state-of-the-art review

Z Ren, AS Verma, Y Li, JJE Teuwen, Z Jiang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Operations and maintenance of offshore wind turbines (OWTs) play an important role in the
development of offshore wind farms. Compared with operations, maintenance is a critical …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution large-scale onshore wind energy assessments: A review of potential definitions, methodologies and future research needs

R McKenna, S Pfenninger, H Heinrichs, J Schmidt… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid uptake of renewable energy technologies in recent decades has increased the
demand of energy researchers, policymakers and energy planners for reliable data on the …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and economic multi-objective optimization of a household level hybrid renewable energy system by genetic algorithm

MJ Mayer, A Szilágyi, G Gróf - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapid spread of renewables made it essential to design optimal hybrid renewable
energy systems (HRES) with the distinctive economic and environmental impacts of each …

Integrated life-cycle assessment of electricity-supply scenarios confirms global environmental benefit of low-carbon technologies

EG Hertwich, T Gibon, EA Bouman… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Decarbonization of electricity generation can support climate-change mitigation and
presents an opportunity to address pollution resulting from fossil-fuel combustion. Generally …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) of electricity generation technologies: Overview, comparability and limitations

R Turconi, A Boldrin, T Astrup - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Electricity generation is a key contributor to global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG),
NO x and SO 2 and their related environmental impact. A critical review of 167 case studies …

Assessing recycling potential of carbon fiber reinforced plastic waste in production of eco-efficient cement-based materials

A Akbar, KM Liew - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The improper management and disposal of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) waste to
landfill or incineration can cause serious environmental implications. In recent years, efforts …

Life cycle assessment of onshore and offshore wind energy-from theory to application

A Bonou, A Laurent, SI Olsen - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This study aims to assess the environmental impacts related to the provision of 1 kWh to the
grid from wind power in Europe and to suggest how life cycle assessment can inform …

Assessing the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from solar PV and wind energy: A critical meta-survey

D Nugent, BK Sovacool - Energy Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper critically screens 153 lifecycle studies covering a broad range of wind and solar
photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation technologies to identify 41 of the most relevant …

Wind energy: Increasing deployment, rising environmental concerns

M Premalatha, T Abbasi, SA Abbasi - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2014 - Elsevier
Of all the renewable energy sources (RESs)―except direct solar heat and light―wind
energy is believed to have the least adverse environmental impacts. It is also one of the RES …

Maintenance logistics organization for offshore wind energy: Current progress and future perspectives

M Shafiee - Renewable energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Logistics and supply chain management of maintenance is a very critical task in the offshore
wind energy industry. A failure to deliver proper maintenance services may adversely affect …