[HTML][HTML] High-resolution large-scale onshore wind energy assessments: A review of potential definitions, methodologies and future research needs

R McKenna, S Pfenninger, H Heinrichs, J Schmidt… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid uptake of renewable energy technologies in recent decades has increased the
demand of energy researchers, policymakers and energy planners for reliable data on the …

Multi-criteria decision analysis for renewable energies: research trends, gaps and the challenge of improving participation

RA Estévez, V Espinoza, RD Ponce Oliva… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The global increase in renewable energy initiatives has been followed by the need to
include the social impact of any project as a core element. Significant challenges for …

Common but differentiated leadership: strategies and challenges for carbon neutrality by 2050 across industrialized economies

F Schreyer, G Luderer, R Rodrigues… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Given their historic emissions and economic capability, we analyze a leadership role for
representative industrialized regions (EU, US, Japan, and Australia) in the global climate …

Integrating social considerations in multicriteria decision analysis for utility-scale solar photovoltaic siting

JA Sward, RS Nilson, VV Katkar, RC Stedman, DL Kay… - Applied energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar photovoltaic facilities are cropping up with ever-increasing size and frequency. Often,
these utility-scale projects incite opposition from local communities–once branded a “Not in …

How much solar PV, wind and biomass energy could be implemented in short-term? A multi-criteria GIS-based approach applied to the province of Jaén, Spain

JC Osorio-Aravena, FJ Rodríguez-Segura… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The progress made in the penetration of renewable energy (RE) sources in most parts of the
world is not fast enough for achieving the international climate mitigation targets …

Expert perspectives on the wind plant of the future

P Beiter, JT Rand, J Seel, E Lantz, P Gilman… - Wind Energy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wind power technology has changed rapidly in recent years. Technology innovation,
evolving power markets, and competing land and ocean uses continue to influence the …

Scenicness assessment of onshore wind sites with geotagged photographs and impacts on approval and cost-efficiency

R McKenna, JM Weinand, I Mulalic, S Petrović… - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
Cost-efficiency and public acceptance are competing objectives for onshore wind locations.
The impact of 'scenicness' on these two objectives has been difficult to quantify for wind …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring trade-offs between landscape impact, land use and resource quality for onshore variable renewable energy: an application to Great Britain

R McKenna, I Mulalic, I Soutar, JM Weinand, J Price… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The ambitious Net Zero aspirations of Great Britain (GB) require massive and rapid
developments of Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) technologies. GB possesses …

A facile crush-and-sieve treatment for recycling end-of-life photovoltaics

Y Sim, YB Tay, HK Pham, N Mathews - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The shift towards renewable energy mix has resulted in an exponential growth of the
photovoltaic (PV) industry over the past few decades. Parallelly, new recycling technology …

[HTML][HTML] Reviewing accuracy & reproducibility of large-scale wind resource assessments

T Pelser, JM Weinand, P Kuckertz, R McKenna… - Advances in Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
The accurate quantification and assessment of available renewable energy resources has
emerged as a research topic with high relevance to policymakers and industry. Motivated by …