TY - JOUR
TI - A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal
AU - Sayad, E
AU - Wilberforce, T
AU - Elsaid, K
AU - Rabaia, M
AU - Abdelkareem, M
AU - Chae, K
AU - Olabi, A
T2 - Science of The Total Environment
AB - The annual growth of global energy demand and the associated environmental impacts (EIs) has an important role in the large sustainable and green global energy transition. Renewable energy systems have been attracting substantial economic, environmental, and technical attention throughout the last decade, while some have been in the market for almost a century. However, even renewable energy may negatively affect the environment, which is widely considered much less harsh than fossil energy resources. This, in return, requires more consideration and appropriate precautions to be taken. This work discusses the environmental impacts (EIs) of small and medium-sized wind, hydro, biomass, and geothermal power systems. The approach goes through all stages from planning and conception to construction and installation and throughout service life and decommissioning. For various circumstances and technically and ecologically viable guidelines for their effect on natural resources and wildlife, clear and comprehensive solutions have been given.
DA - 2021/04//
PY - 2021
VL - 766
SP - 144505
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720380360
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144505
LA - English
KW - Marine Energy
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Attraction
KW - Changes in Flow
KW - Collision
KW - EMF
KW - Habitat Change
KW - Noise
KW - Bats
KW - Birds
KW - Ecosystem Processes
KW - Marine Mammals
KW - Physical Environment
KW - Human Dimensions
ER -