Grid integration challenges of wind energy: A review

SD Ahmed, FSM Al-Ismail, M Shafiullah… - Ieee …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The strengthening of electric energy security and the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions have gained enormous momentum in previous decades. The integration of large …

Renewable energy transition in global carbon mitigation: Does the use of metallic minerals matter?

J Wang, M Shahbaz, K Dong, X Dong - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewable energy transition inevitably requires the consumption of metallic minerals, which
not only increases the development of renewable energy but also causes potential …

Carbon footprint and energy life cycle assessment of wind energy industry in Libya

YF Nassar, HJ El-Khozondar, W El-Osta… - Energy conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The recent investigation has demonstrated that wind energy holds great potential as a viable
and environmentally friendly energy source in Libya. The study employed a Life Cycle …

Material bottlenecks in the future development of green technologies

A Valero, A Valero, G Calvo, A Ortego - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Decarbonizing world economies implies the deployment of “green technologies”, meaning a
renovation of the energy sector towards using renewable sources and zero emission …

[HTML][HTML] Total material requirement for the global energy transition to 2050: A focus on transport and electricity

T Watari, BC McLellan, D Giurco, E Dominish… - Resources …, 2019 - Elsevier
Global energy transitions could fundamentally change flows of both minerals and energy
resources over time. It is, therefore, increasingly important to holistically and dynamically …

Wind turbine blade waste in 2050

P Liu, CY Barlow - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Wind energy has developed rapidly over the last two decades to become one of the most
promising and economically viable sources of renewable energy. Although wind energy is …

Life Cycle Analysis with Multi-Criteria Decision Making: A review of approaches for the sustainability evaluation of renewable energy technologies

V Campos-Guzmán, MS García-Cáscales… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sustainability is a concept that integrates at least three dimensions: environmental,
economic and social. Energy systems are usually evaluated as a key contributor for …

End-of-life policy considerations for wind turbine blades

P Majewski, N Florin, J Jit, RA Stewart - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past ten years, the growth of wind energy has been significant. Wind power uses
the kinetic energy of the wind to produce electric energy without generating green house …

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 …