The wind energy (r) evolution: A short review of a long history

JK Kaldellis, D Zafirakis - Renewable energy, 2011 - Elsevier
Although wind energy exploitation dates back five thousand years ago, contemporary
societies are based almost exclusively on fossil fuels for covering their electrical energy …

Progress and recent trends of wind energy technology

MR Islam, S Mekhilef, R Saidur - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this paper, along with the progress of modern wind energy technology, the trends of wind
energy technology and potential challenges have been studied thoroughly. It is estimated …

'Murderous energy'in Oaxaca, Mexico: wind factories, territorial struggle and social warfare

A Dunlap, MC Arce - The Journal of Peasant Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines the struggle against the new Électricité de France (EDF) wind park,
Gunaa Sicarú, in Unión Hidalgo (UH), Mexico. Foregrounding Indigenous land defense, the …

Impacts of wind energy on environment: A review

S Wang, S Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Wind power is increasingly being used worldwide as an important contribution to renewable
energy. The development of wind power may lead to unexpected environmental impacts …

Ecological impacts of wind energy development on bats: questions, research needs, and hypotheses

TH Kunz, EB Arnett, WP Erickson… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
At a time of growing concern over the rising costs and long‐term environmental impacts of
the use of fossil fuels and nuclear energy, wind energy has become an increasingly …

Patterns of bat fatalities at wind energy facilities in North America

EB Arnett, WK Brown, WP Erickson… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Wind has become one of the fastest growing sources of renewable energy worldwide, but
widespread and often extensive fatalities of bats have increased concern regarding the …

Altering turbine speed reduces bat mortality at wind‐energy facilities

EB Arnett, MMP Huso… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Wind‐turbine operations are associated with bat mortality worldwide; minimizing these
fatalities is critically important to both bat conservation and public acceptance of wind …

Life-cycle green-house gas emissions of onshore and offshore wind turbines

S Wang, S Wang, J Liu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Onshore and offshore wind turbines may have different environmental sustainability due to
their own characteristics, and this information is important for future growth of wind power …

Assessing impacts of wind‐energy development on nocturnally active birds and bats: a guidance document

TH Kunz, EB Arnett, BM Cooper… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Our purpose is to provide researchers, consultants, decision‐makers, and other
stakeholders with guidance to methods and metrics for investigating nocturnally active birds …

Ecological impacts of wind farms on birds: Questions, hypotheses, and research needs

S Wang, S Wang, P Smith - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Wind power is increasingly being used worldwide as an important contribution to renewable
energy, due to its low greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuels. However, it has …