4,579
Views
25
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Exploring the environmental and economic impacts of wind energy: a cost-benefit perspective

ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon & ORCID Icon
Pages 718-731 | Received 22 Mar 2020, Accepted 07 May 2020, Published online: 24 May 2020

References

  • Al Zohbi G, Hendrick P, Bouillard P. 2015. Evaluation of the impact of wind farms on birds: the case study of Lebanon. Renewable Energy. 80:682–689.
  • Alagab SM, Tennakoon S, Gould C. 2015. Review of wind farm power collection schemes. 2015 50th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC); Stoke on Trent. p. 1–5.
  • Alternative Energy Tutorials. 2017. Wind power and the environmental impact. [accessed 2018 Jan 24]. http://www.alternative-energy-tutorials.com/energy-articles/wind-power-and-the-environment.html.
  • Atkinson-Palombo C, Hoen B. 2014. Relationship between wind turbines and residential property values in Massachusetts. Boston (USA): University of Connecticut and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
  • Barclay RMR, Baerwald EF, Gruver JC. 2007. Variation in bat and bird fatalities at wind energy facilities: assessing the effects of rotor size and tower height. Can J Zool. 85(3):381–387. doi:10.1139/Z07-011.
  • Bartolomé L, Teuwen J. 2019. Prospective challenges in the experimentation of the rain erosion on the leading edge of wind turbine blades. Wind Energy. 22(1):140–151. doi:10.1002/we.2272.
  • Blazejczak J, Braun FG, Edler D, Schill W-P. 2011. Economic effects of renewable energy expansion: A model-based analysis for Germany. Berlin: DIW German Institute for Economic Research.
  • Borch K, Clausen N-E, Ellis G. 2014. Chapter 12, Environmental and social impacts of wind energy. DTU International energy report 2014: wind energy — drivers and barriers for higher shares of wind in the global power generation mix. Technical University of Denmark (DTU); p. 86–90.
  • Brannstrom C, Gorayeb A, Mendes JS, Loureiro C, Meireles A, Silva E, Freitas A, deOliveira RF. 2017. Is Brazilian wind power development sustainable? Insights from a review of conflicts in Ceará state. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. 67(January):62–71. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.08.047.
  • Brannstrom C, Tilton M, Klein A, Jepson W. 2015. Spatial distribution of estimated wind-power royalties in West Texas. Land. 4:1182–1199. doi:10.3390/land4041182.
  • Broekel T, Alfken C. 2015. Gone with the wind? The impact of wind turbines on tourism demand. Energy Policy. 86:506–519. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2015.08.005.
  • Buonocore JJ, Choma E, Villavicencio AH, Spengler JD, Koehler DA, Evans JS, Lelieveld J, Klop P, Sanchez-Pina R. 2019. Metrics for the sustainable development goals: renewable energy and transportation. Palgrave Commun. 5(1):1–14.
  • Colby WD, Dobie MDR, Leventhall G, Lipscomb DM, McCunney RJ, Seilo MT, Søndergaard B. 2009. Wind turbine sound and health effects: an expert panel review.
  • Cox I. 2017. Wind power. 2nd ed. Bristol: Centre for Sustainable Energy.
  • Dabiri JO, Greer JR, Koseff JR, Moin P, Peng J. 2015. A new approach to wind energy: opportunities and challenges.
  • Dai K, Bergot A, Liang C, Xiang W-N, Huang Z. 2015. Environmental issues associated with wind energy – A review. Renewable Energy. 75:911–921. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2014.10.074.
  • DailyYonder (2012). The economic impact of wind energy. Center for Rural Strategies. [accessed 2020 Mar 5] https://www.dailyyonder.com/economic-impact-wind-energy/2012/08/30/
  • Dinh VN, McKeough E. 2018. Offshore wind energy: technology opportunities and challenges. In: Randolf MF, Coan DH, ang AM, Bui M, Dinh VN, editors. Proceedings of the 1st Vietnam symposium on advances in offshore engineering (VSOE 2018). p. 3–22.
  • Dividend L 2020. Wind turbine lease rates – how valuable is your wind farm lease? Landmark dividend. [accessed 2020 Mar 16]. https://www.landmarkdividend.com/wind-turbine-lease-rates-2/.
  • Ellis G, Ferraro G. 2016. The social acceptance of wind energy. Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission. doi:10.2789/696070
  • Enevoldsen P, Sovacool BK. 2016. Examining the social acceptance of wind energy: practical guidelines for onshore wind project development in France. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. 53:178–184. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.08.041.
  • Feder K, Michaud DS, Keith SE, Voicescu SA, Marro L, Than J, Guay M, Denning A, Bower TJ, Lavigne E, et al. 2015. An assessment of quality of life using the WHOQOL-BREF among participants living in the vicinity of wind turbines. Environ Res. 142:227–238. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2015.06.043.
  • Finnish Wind Power Association. 2020). Environmental impacts of wind power. [accessed 2020 Mar 5]. https://www.tuulivoimayhdistys.fi/en/wind-power-in-finland/wind-power-in-finland/environmental-impacts-of-wind-power.
  • Fuso Nerini F, Tomei J, To LS, Bisaga I, Parikh P, Black M, Borrion A, Spataru C, Castán Broto V, Anandarajah G, et al. 2017. Mapping synergies and trade-offs between energy and the sustainable development goals. Nat Energy. 3(1):10–15. doi:10.1038/s41560-017-0036-5
  • Glasgow Caledonian University. 2008. The economic impacts of wind farms on Scottish tourism. [accessed 2018 Jan 24]. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2008/03/07113507/1.
  • Global Wind Energy Council. 2019. Global Wind Report 2018. Brussels: Global Wind Energy Council
  • Guo Y, Ru P, Su J, Anadon LD. 2015. Not in my backyard, but not far away from me: local acceptance of wind power in China. Energy. 82:722–733. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2015.01.082.
  • Hoen B, Brown JP, Jackson T, Wiser R, Thayer M, Cappers P. 2013. A spatial hedonic analysis of the effects of wind energy facilities on surrounding property values in the United States. Berkeley: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
  • Holburn G. 2017. Economic benefits of wind power development and operation in Dutton Dunwich, Ontario. Toronto: Invenergy Canada LLC.
  • Höltinger S, Salak B, Schauppenlehner T, Scherhaufer P, Schmidt J. 2016. Austria’s wind energy potential – A participatory modeling approach to assess socio-political and market acceptance. Energy Policy. 98:49–61. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2016.08.010.
  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2019. Global Warming of 1.5°C.An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty. [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)].
  • Jaber S. 2014. Environmental Impacts of wind energy. J Clean Energy Tech. 251–254. doi:10.7763/JOCET.2013.V1.57.
  • Jensen JP. 2019. Evaluating the environmental impacts of recycling wind turbines. Wind Energy. 22(2):316–326. doi:10.1002/we.2287.
  • Kaldellis JK, Apostolou D, Kapsali M, Kondili E. 2016. Environmental and social footprint of offshore wind energy. Comparison with onshore counterpart. Renewable Energy. 92:543–556. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2016.02.018.
  • Kaldellis JK, Kavadias KA, Paliatsos AG. 2003. Environmental impacts of wind energy applications: “Myth or reality?”. Fresenius Environ Bull. 12(4):326–333.
  • Katsaprakakis DA. 2012. A review of the environmental and human impacts from wind parks. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. 16(5):2850–2863. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.02.041.
  • Khorsand I, Kormos C, MacDonald EG, Crawford C. 2015. Wind energy in the city: an interurban comparison of social acceptance of wind energy projects. Energy Res Social Sci. 8:66–77. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2015.04.008.
  • Kirk-Davidoff D. 2014. Wind power affects climate – cooling and warming regions around farms. The Conversation. Boston.
  • Koeffel BJ. 2012. A technical analysis of wind power potential in Tompkins. Ithaca: Cornell University.
  • Kraft A 2012. Do wind farms have a negative effect on the environment? [accessed 2018 Jan 24]. http://www.zdnet.com/article/do-wind-farms-have-a-negative-effect-on-the-environment/.
  • Krogh CM, Jeffery RD, Aramini J, Horner B. 2012. Wind turbines can harm humans: A case study. New York City (USA): Internoise.
  • Lab B. 2012 The economic impact of wind energy. [accessed 2020 March 5] https://emp.lbl.gov/news/economic-impact-wind.
  • Lago C, Prades A, Lechón Y, Oltra C, Pullen A, Auer H. 2009. Chapter Part V, Environmental issues. In Wind energy - The facts. p. 309–411. https://wind-energy-the-facts.org/images/chapter5.pdf.
  • Langer K, Decker T, Roosen J, Menrad K. 2016. A qualitative analysis to understand the acceptance of wind energy in Bavaria. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. 64:248–259. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.05.084.
  • Langer K, Decker T, Roosen J, Menrad K. 2018. Factors influencing citizens’ acceptance and non-acceptance of wind energy in Germany. J Clean Prod. 175:133–144. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.221.
  • Ledec GC, Rapp KW, Aiello RG. 2011. Greening the wind: environmental and social considerations for wind power development. Washington (DC): The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank.
  • Leistritz FL, Coon RC. 2009. Socioeconomic impacts of developing wind energy in the Great Plains. Great Plains Res. 19:3–12.
  • Leung DYC, Yang Y. 2012. Wind energy development and its environmental impact: A review. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. 16(1):1031–1039. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2011.09.024.
  • Lim MML, Søgaard Jørgensen P, Wyborn CA. 2018. Reframing the sustainable development goals to achieve sustainable development in the Anthropocene; a systems approach. Ecol Soc. 23(3). doi:10.5751/ES-10182-230322.
  • Mann J, Teilmann J. 2013. Environmental impact of wind energy. Environ Res Lett. 8(3):035001. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035001.
  • Marques AT, Batalha H, Rodrigues S, Costa H, Pereira MJR, Fonseca C, Mascarenhas M, Bernardino J. 2014. Understanding bird collisions at wind farms: an updated review on the causes and possible mitigation strategies. Biol Conserv. 179:40–52. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.08.017.
  • Masden EA,Cook ASCP. 2016. Avian collision risk models for wind energy impact assessments. Environ. Impact Assess. Rev.. 56:3–49.
  • May NG, Nilsen ØA. 2015. The local economic impact of wind power deployment. Bonn Germany: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit Institute for the Study of Labor.
  • May RF. 2015. A unifying framework for the underlying mechanisms of avian avoidance of wind turbines. Biol Conserv. 190:179–187. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2015.06.004.
  • May RF, Reitan O, Bevanger LSH, Nygård T. 2015. Mitigating wind-turbine induced avian mortality Sensory, aerodynamic and cognitive constraints and options. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. 42(13640321):170–181. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.002.
  • McCollum D, Echeverri LG, Keywan R, Parkinson S. 2017. SDG7: Ensure Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy for All. In: A guide to SDG interactions: from science to implementation. Eds. Griggs, D.J., Nilsson, M., Stevance, A. & McCollum, D. 127-173. Paris: International Council for Science.
  • McCollum DL, Echeverri LG, Busch S, Pachauri S, Parkinson S, Rogelj J, Krey V, Minx JC, Nilsson M, Stevance A-S, et al. 2018. Connecting the sustainable development goals by their energy inter-linkages. Environ Res Lett. 13(3):033006. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aaafe3
  • Mentis D, Hermann S, Howells M, Welsch M, Siyal SH. 2015. Assessing the technical wind energy potential in Africa a GIS-based approach. Renewable Energy. 83:110–125. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2015.03.072.
  • Mills SB. 2015. Preserving agriculture through wind energy development: A study of the social, economic, and land use effects of windfarms on rural landowners and their communities. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan.
  • Moravec D, Barták V, Puš V, Wild J. 2018. Wind turbine impact on near-ground air temperature. Renewable Energy. 123:627–633. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2018.02.091.
  • Mroczek B, Banas J, Machowska-Szewczyk M, Kurpas D. 2015. Evaluation of quality of life of those living near a wind farm. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 12(6):6066–6083. doi:10.3390/ijerph120606066.
  • Mustafa AM, Al-Mahadin A 2018. Risk assessment of hazards due to the installation and maintenance of onshore wind turbines. 2018 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET); Abu Dhabi. pp. 1–7
  • National Research Council. 2007a. Chapter 3, Ecological effects of wind-energy development. In: Environmental impacts of wind-energy projects, 67-139. Washington DC: The National Academic Press.
  • National Research Council. 2007b. Chapter 4, Impacts of wind-energy development on humans. In: Environmental impacts of wind-energy projects, 140-179. Washington DC: The National Academic Press.
  • New York State Energy Research and Development Agency. 2017. 7 Economic impacts of wind development. [2020 March 5] https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/-/media/Files/Publications/Research/Biomass-Solar-Wind/NY-Wind-Energy-Guide-7.pdf
  • Nilsson M, Chisholm E, Griggs D, Howden-Chapman P, McCollum D, Messerli P, Neumann B, Stevance AS, Visbeck M, Stafford-Smith M. 2018. Mapping interactions between the sustainable development goals: lessons learned and ways forward. Sustain Sci. 13(6):1489–1503. doi:10.1007/s11625-018-0604-z.
  • Purohit P, Michaelowa A. 2007. Potential of wind power projects under the clean development mechanism in India. Carbon Bal Manag. 2:8. doi:10.1186/1750-0680-2-8.
  • Rani KS. 2014. Environmental effects of burning fossil fuels. J Chem Pharm Sci. (Special Issue 3):63–67.
  • Reategui S, Hendrickson S. 2011. Economic development impact of 1,000 MW of wind energy in Texas. Golden, Colorado: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
  • Rehman AU, Abidi MH, Umer U, Usmani YS. 2019. Multi-criteria decision-making approach for selecting wind energy power plant locations. Sustain. 11:21, 1–20.
  • Renewable Energy Policy Network for 21st Century. 2017. Renewables 2017 global status report. Paris: REN21.
  • Renewable Energy Policy Network for 21st Century. 2018. Renewables 2018 global status report. Paris: REN21 Secretariat.
  • Sannino G. 2013. Overcoming research challenges for wind energy. Belgium: Energy Research Knowledge Centre.
  • Silva L, Delicado A. 2017. Wind farms and rural tourism: A Portuguese case study of residents’ and visitors’ perceptions and attitudes. Moravian Geog Rep. 25(4):248–256. doi:10.1515/mgr-2017-0021.
  • Sinclair K. 2017. Approaches to addressing environmental challenges with wind energy in the United States. Osnabrück (Germany): German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU).
  • Siyal SH, Mörtberg U, Mentis D, Welsch M, Babelon I, Howells M. 2015. Wind energy assessment considering geographic and environmental restrictions in Sweden: A GIS-based approach. Energy. 83:447–461. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2015.02.044.
  • Smith S. 2014. The economic impact of wind power development. Washington, DC: University of Colorado Boulder.
  • Snyder B, Kaiser MJ. 2009. Ecological and economic cost-benefit analysis of offshore wind energy. Renewable Energy. 34(6):1567–1578. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2008.11.015.
  • Son E, Kim H, Kim H, Choi W, Lee S. 2010. Integrated numerical method for the prediction of wind turbine noise and the long range propagation. Curr Appl Phys. 10(2):S316–S319. doi:10.1016/j.cap.2009.11.034.
  • Spiess H, Lobsiger-Kägi E, Carabias-Hütter V, Marcolla A. 2015. Future acceptance of wind energy production: exploring future local acceptance of wind energy production in a Swiss alpine region. Technol Forecast Soc Change. 101:263–274. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2015.06.042.
  • Statista. 2019. Global cumulative installed wind power capacity from 2001 to 2018. [accessed 2020 Jan 23]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268363/installed-wind-power-capacity-worldwide/.
  • Sterzinger G, Beck F, Kostiuk D. 2003. The effect of wind development on local property values. Washington (D.C): Renewable Energy Policy Project.
  • Tajeddin A, Fazelpour F. 2016. Towards realistic design of wind dams: an innovative approach to enhance wind potential. App Energy. 182:282–298. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.08.131.
  • Tosun J, Leininger J. 2017. Governing the interlinkages between the sustainable development goals: approaches to attain policy integration. Glob Chall. 1(9):1–12.
  • Union of Concerned Scientists. 2009. Environmental impacts of wind power. Union of Concerned Scientists. [accessed 2018 Jan 24]. https://www.ucsusa.org/clean-energy/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power#.WnF5QFIppYA.
  • UNWomen. 2020. Women and the sustainable development goals. [accessed 2020 02-03]. https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/women-and-the-sdgs/sdg-7-affordable-clean-energy.
  • US Bureau of Reclamation. 2013. Land acquisition guidelines. Chapter 6. Washington, DC: Lands Handbook.
  • US Department of Energy. 2017a. Advantages and challenges of wind energy. Washington (DC): Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, US Department of Energy. [accessed 2018 Jan 25]. https://energy.gov/eere/wind/advantages-and-challenges-wind-energy.
  • US Department of Energy. 2017b. Environmental Impacts and Siting of Wind Projects. Energy. Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable; p. 11–16.
  • US Department of the Interior. 2011. Wind energy development environmental concerns. U.S. Washington, DC: Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management.
  • Van Kuik GAM, Peinke J, Nijssen R, Lekou D, Mann J, Sørensen JN, Ferreira C, van Wingerden JW, Schlipf D, Gebraad P, et al. 2016. Long-term research challenges in wind energy – a research agenda by the European academy of wind energy. Wind Energy Sci. 1(1):1–39. doi:10.5194/wes-1-1-2016
  • Wang S, Wang S. 2015. Impacts of wind energy on environment: A review. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. 49:437–443. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.04.137.
  • Wang S, Wang S, Smith P. 2015. Ecological impacts of wind farms on birds: questions, hypotheses, and research needs. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. 44:599–607. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.01.031.
  • Welch JB, Venkateswaran A. 2009. The dual sustainability of wind energy. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. 13(5):1121–1126. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2008.05.001.
  • Wesseler J, Smart R. 2014. Environmental impacts. Socio-economic considerations in biotechnology regulation. Switzerland: Springer Nature; p. 81–95.
  • Wikipedia. 2017. Environmental impact of wind power. [accessed 2018 Jan 25]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_wind_power.
  • WindAware. 2017. Cumulative impacts of wind turbines. [accessed 2018 Jan 24]. www.windawareireland.com/environmental-issues/.
  • Zhang X, Ma C, Song X, Zhou Y, Chen W. 2016. The impacts of wind technology advancement on future global energy. App Energy. 184:1033–1037. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.04.029.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.