Renewables – onshore wind from Europe- enough to power the world
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Herald 19th Aug 2019, EUROPE can produce enough energy from onshore wind farms to power the whole
world for the next 30 years, according to a study. British and Danish researchers found the Continent could produce more than 100 times the energy it currently does from the farms. Analysis by scientists at Sussex
University and Aarhus University in Denmark identified three times as many areas suitable for turbines than previous studies. They said more than 11 million additional wind turbines could be installed over 1.2 million acres (4.9 square kilometres) of suitable terrain. This would generate 497 exajoule (EJ) of power – 67EJ more than the expected energy demand expected
by 2050. Study co-author Professor Benjamin Sovacool, of Sussex University,
said: “Obviously, we are not saying we should install turbines in all the identified sites. “But the study does show the huge wind power potential right across Europe that needs to be harnessed if we are to avert a climate catastrophe.” The paper, which has been published in Energy Policy, comes
after parts of southern Britain suffered a major blackout that caused travel chaos and affected nearly one million homes last week. Peter Enevoldsen, assistant professor in the Centre For Energy Technologies at Aarhus University, said: “Critics will no doubt argue the naturally intermittent supply of wind makes onshore wind energy unsuitable to meet the global demand. “But even without accounting for developments in wind
turbine technology in the upcoming decades, onshore wind power is the cheapest mature source of renewable energy, and utilising the different wind regions in Europe is the key to meet the demand for a 100 percent renewable and fully decarbonised energy system.” Mark Jacobson, Professor
of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, America, said the study would allow better planning across Europe. “One of the most important findings of this study – aside from the fact it concludes the European onshore wind potential is larger than previously estimated – is that it facilitates the ability of countries to plan their onshore wind resource development more efficiently, so easing the way for commitments by these countries to move entirely to clean, renewable energy for all purposes.” https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17845095.europe-onshore-windfarms-can-power-rest-world-30-years/ |
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