Floating offshore wind turbines: Current status and future prospects

M Barooni, T Ashuri, D Velioglu Sogut, S Wood… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Offshore wind energy is a sustainable renewable energy source that is acquired by
harnessing the force of the wind offshore, where the absence of obstructions allows the wind …

Life Cycle Analysis with Multi-Criteria Decision Making: A review of approaches for the sustainability evaluation of renewable energy technologies

V Campos-Guzmán, MS García-Cáscales… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sustainability is a concept that integrates at least three dimensions: environmental,
economic and social. Energy systems are usually evaluated as a key contributor for …

Greenhouse gas emissions from renewable energy sources: A review of lifecycle considerations

NY Amponsah, M Troldborg, B Kington, I Aalders… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Electricity and heat generation are key contributors to global emissions of greenhouse
gases (GHG). In this paper, specific attention is paid to renewable energy technologies …

Assessing the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from solar PV and wind energy: A critical meta-survey

D Nugent, BK Sovacool - Energy Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper critically screens 153 lifecycle studies covering a broad range of wind and solar
photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation technologies to identify 41 of the most relevant …

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 …

Life cycle assessment of electricity production from renewable energies: Review and results harmonization

F Asdrubali, G Baldinelli, F D'Alessandro… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
A significant number of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analyses of renewable energy
technologies is available in the literature, even though there is a lack of consistent …

Life cycle environmental analysis of offshore wind power: A case study of the large-scale offshore wind farm in China

Y Cao, Y Meng, Z Zhang, Q Yang, Y Li, C Liu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
China's decarbonization is indispensable for the large-scale utilization of renewable energy.
In this process, the development of offshore wind energy has become an important support …

Energy–nutrients–water nexus: Integrated resource recovery in municipal wastewater treatment plants

W Mo, Q Zhang - Journal of environmental management, 2013 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment consumes large amounts of energy and materials to comply with
discharge standards. At the same time, wastewater contains resources, which can be …

Global available wind energy with physical and energy return on investment constraints

E Dupont, R Koppelaar, H Jeanmart - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Looking ahead to 2050 many countries intend to utilise wind as a prominent energy source.
Predicting a realistic maximum yield of onshore and offshore wind will play a key role in …

A comparative life-cycle assessment of hydro-, nuclear and wind power: A China study

L Wang, Y Wang, H Du, J Zuo, RYM Li, Z Zhou, F Bi… - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy sector is one of biggest contributors to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. As a
result, it has attracted considerable attention to reduce the GHG emissions of electricity …