Journal
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 766, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144505
Keywords
Environmental impacts; Wind energy systems; Hydro energy systems; Biomass; Geothermal; Environmental solutions
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- University of Sharjah [16020406129]
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant from the Korean government (MSIT) [2019R1A2C1006356]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2019R1A2C1006356] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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This paper discusses the environmental impacts of renewable energy systems, emphasizing that even renewable energy may have negative effects on the environment and providing measures to address this issue. By studying the environmental impacts of wind, hydro, biomass, and geothermal power systems, comprehensive solutions for their sustainable development are provided.
The annual growth of global energy demand and the associated environmental impacts (EIs) has an important role in the large sustainable and green global energy transition. Renewable energy systems have been attracting substantial economic, environmental, and technical attention throughout the last decade, while some have been in the market for almost a century. However, even renewable energy may negatively affect the environment, which is widely considered much less harsh than fossil energy resources. This, in return, requires more consideration and appropriate precautions to be taken. This work discusses the environmental impacts (EIs) of small and medium-sized wind, hydro, biomass, and geothermal power systems. The approach goes through all stages from planning and conception to construction and installation and throughout service life and decommissioning. For various circumstances and technically and ecologically viable guidelines for their effect on natural resources and wildlife, dear and comprehensive solutions have been given. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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