Title :
Environmental, social and economic aspects of wind energy
Author :
Surugiu, Liliana ; Paraschivoiu, Ion
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
The objective of this paper is to present a comparative study of wind and conventional energy sources. Opinion surveys in the community, environmental, social and economical aspects have been chosen as the basis of this study. Currently, wind power technology is mature and ready to compete economically with traditional power sources. Wind energy costs are decreasing from one year to another, approaching even fossil fuel. This pure economic aspect of wind power is completed by the great environmental advantage, which is described in this work
Keywords :
costing; environmental factors; power generation economics; wind power; wind power plants; economic aspects; energy costs; energy sources; environmental aspects; opinion surveys; social aspects; wind energy; Air pollution; Electricity supply industry; Environmental economics; Fossil fuels; Fuel economy; Natural gas; Oil pollution; Petroleum; Power generation economics; Wind energy;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibit, 2000. (IECEC) 35th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
1-56347-375-5
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.2000.870927
