Life cycle environmental impacts of wind energy technologies: A review of simplified models and harmonization of the results

B Mendecka, L Lombardi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Nowadays, wind energy is taking on primary role within renewable energies scenario.
However, impact of wind energy industry on the environment still requires to be fully …

Review of Wind Power Bearing Wear Analysis and Intelligent Lubrication Method Research

H Peng, D Zhao, L Shangguan, S Li, R Cheng - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the significant penetration of wind generation, wind turbines require higher and higher
lubrication performance for bearings. To improve the lubrication performance of wind power …

[HTML][HTML] Wind energy is not sustainable when balanced by fossil energy

J Emblemsvåg - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all is one of the
Sustainable Development Goals. Some countries have therefore invested significantly in …

Energy, exergy, economic and advanced and extended exergy analyses of a wind turbine

MA Ehyaei, A Ahmadi, MA Rosen - Energy conversion and management, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy, exergy, economic, advanced exergy, and extended exergy analyses are reported of
a Bergey Excel-S wind turbine with nominal power of 10 kW in two cities: Tehran (medium …

Comprehensive life cycle assessment of large wind turbines in the US

A Alsaleh, M Sattler - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2019 - Springer
The goal of this study was to conduct a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) for large
onshore wind turbines in the US, including all phases of the turbine's life cycle separately …

Thermo-ecological cost optimization of a solar thermal and photovoltaic integrated energy system considering energy level

J Xu, J Wang, Y Chen, Z Xu, PD Lund - Sustainable Production and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Integrating renewable resources into traditional tri-generation systems helps to reduce fossil
fuel use and emissions. A solar thermal and photovoltaic assisted integrated energy system …

Thermodynamic performance analysis and modified thermo-ecological cost optimization of a hybrid district heating system considering energy levels

Y Chen, H Hua, J Wang, PD Lund - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Utilization of the renewable resources in district heating systems can reduce the use of fossil
fuels, operating costs and protect the environment. In this study, an integrated hybrid system …

Energetic and exergetic performance evaluation of a solar cooling and heating system assisted with thermal storage

B Mendecka, R Cozzolino, M Leveni, G Bella - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, an integrated system aiming for heating and cooling production using solar
energy is investigated. The system consisting of a solar driven adsorption chiller and …

Thermo-Ecological Cost (TEC)–comparison of energy-ecological efficiency of renewable and non-renewable energy technologies

W Stanek - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The article presents problems related to the assessment of local energy efficiency of energy
systems. In practice, local energy efficiency is commonly used to evaluate these systems …

Improved maintenance optimization of offshore wind systems considering effects of government subsidies, lost production and discounted cost model

TAT Nguyen, SY Chou - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the most critical impediments of developing offshore wind systems is the high
maintenance cost that reduces the cost-effectiveness of projects. To increase the cost …