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Planning support tools for the integration of renewable energy at the regional level

Clarke, J.A.; Grant, A.D. - In: Renewable Energy 9 (1996) 1, pp. 1090-1093

A computer-based decision support system, EnTrack, has been established for use by planners and energy managers engaged in the development of renewable energy resources at the regional level. To this end, the project has involved a mix of local authority and academic staff from three European...

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The use of the planning system to encourage low carbon energy technologies in buildings

Day, A.R.; Ogumka, P.; Jones, P.G.; Dunsdon, A. - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 9, pp. 2016-2021

planning permission. The study shows that 10% savings on CO2 emissions using renewable energy technologies were routinely met a …

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A universally valid strategy for low energy houses

Keller, Bruno; Magyari, Eugen - In: Renewable Energy 15 (1998) 1, pp. 401-406

By solving the equation of the power balance of a room analytically, the thermal characteristic of a room is traced back to only three parameters: the loss factor, the time constant and the gain-to-loss ratio. With them, the free-run-temperature of the room is computed and therefrom a generally...

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Offshore wind at Blyth

Still, David - In: Renewable Energy 24 (2001) 3, pp. 545-551

The UK's first offshore wind farm will be built off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland, in July 2000. This paper describes the project and the process required to obtain the consents to allow this pioneering project to proceed.

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The U.K.'s first windfarm - The birth of an industry

Edwards, P.D. - In: Renewable Energy 5 (1994) 1, pp. 637-641

The U.K.'s First Windfarm - The Birth of an Industry shows how an idea in 1980 developed into the successful operation of the first commercial windfarm. It was not until 1988 that the prospect for a viable commercial windfarm in the U.K. became realistic. In that year many of the essential...

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Regional biomass planning – Helping to realise national renewable energy goals?

Kautto, N.; Peck, P. - In: Renewable Energy 46 (2012) C, pp. 23-30

biomass strategies and plans, and engagement of sub-national actors. This paper examines how regional level biomass planning … can benefit national planning and EU target achievement, and addressing of broader concerns of increased bioenergy … that regional and national planning address measures to reach targets in several ways, but that impacts related to the …

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Cleaning up the world with renewable energy: From possibilities to practicalities

Roberts, Simon; Weightman, Fiona - In: Renewable Energy 5 (1994) 5, pp. 1314-1321

The increased exploitation of renewable energy sources is central to any move towards sustainable development. However, casting renewable energy thus carries with it an inherent commitment to other basic tenets of sustainability: openness; democraticization etc.

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The future for wind energy development in the U.K.; Prospects and problems

Lindley, D. - In: Renewable Energy 5 (1994) 1, pp. 44-57

elsewhere in the world. This rapid development has created challenges for the planning process and thirteen public inquiries …

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The economics of clean energy resource development and grid interconnection in Africa

Sanoh, Aly; Kocaman, Ayse Selin; Kocal, Selcuk; Sherpa, … - In: Renewable Energy 62 (2014) C, pp. 598-609

This paper analyzes the optimal options for supplying electricity to national economies from both domestic and distant energy resources using high voltage lines to transmit the substantial renewable energy resources of Africa. To meet the growing demand, Africa will need to provide 5.2 GW of...

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Practical aspects of a condition monitoring system for a wind turbine with emphasis on its design, system architecture, testing and installation

Hameed, Z.; Ahn, S.H.; Cho, Y.M. - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 5, pp. 879-894

turbine by minimizing the downtime. It has been proved that the CMS-based maintenance, compared to scheduled and corrective … maintenance, is more suitable in many aspects with few disadvantages. The cost of CMS design and installation is substantial in … comparison to other maintenance approaches but in the longer run CMS provides benefits surpassing the costs. There are such …

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