TY - JOUR
TI - The wind energy (r)evolution: A short review of a long history
AU - Kaldellis, J
AU - Zafirakis, D
T2 - Renewable Energy
AB - Although wind energy exploitation dates back five thousand years ago, contemporary societies are based almost exclusively on fossil fuels for covering their electrical energy needs. On the other hand, during the last thirty years, security of energy supply and environmental issues have reheated the interest for wind energy applications. In this context, the present work traces the long and difficult steps of wind energy development from the California era to the construction of huge offshore wind parks worldwide, highlighting the prospects and the main challenges of wind energy applications towards the target of 1000 GW of wind power by 2030.
DA - 2011/07//
PY - 2011
VL - 36
IS - 7
SP - 1887
EP - 1901
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148111000085
DO - 10.1016/j.renene.2011.01.002
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Collision
ER -