TY - CHAP
TI - Wind power: A sustainable way to limit climate change
AU - Nikitas, G
AU - Bhattacharya, S
AU - Vimalan, N
AU - Demirci, H
AU - Nikitas, N
AU - Kumar, P
T2 - Managing Global Warming: An Interface of Technology and Human Issues
AB - This chapter reviews the potential of wind as a sustainable power source. In particular, large-scale offshore wind farms have emerged as critical renewable energy technology to reduce GHG emission and autonomy in energy production. Each of these wind farms consists of many wind turbine generators, each mounted on a support structure and is capable of generating up to 1.2 GW of power. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of wind energy and to appreciate the multidisciplinary nature of the engineering issues involved. Recent advances are discussed and the challenges in design and construction are also highlighted.
CY - London, United Kingdom
DA - 2019/01//
PY - 2019
SP - 333
EP - 364
PB - Academic Press
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128141045000107
U1 - University of Surrey
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Land-Based Wind
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Climate Change
ER -