Renewable energies: No wind turbine disturbing the scenery

(Karlsruher Institut f ü r Technologie (KIT)) In the Alpine foothills, in low mountain ranges, or on the seacoast, expansion of wind energy use often meets popular resistance. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and partners from Great Britain and Denmark have now studied what this means for the energy transition. In Patterns, they report that costs per kilowatt hour may rise by up to 7 cents and CO2 emissions may increase by up to 200 g. (DOI: 10.1016/j.patter.2021.100301)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news