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Articles | Volume 8, issue 6
Articles | Volume 8, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1029-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1029-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 8, issue 6
Research article
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23 Jun 2023
Research article |  | 23 Jun 2023

The eco-conscious wind turbine: design beyond purely economic metrics

Helena Canet, Adrien Guilloré, and Carlo L. Bottasso

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We propose a new approach to design that aims at optimal trade-offs between economic and environmental goals. New environmental metrics are defined, which quantify impacts in terms of CO2-equivalent emissions produced by the turbine over its entire life cycle. For some typical onshore installations in Germany, results indicate that a 1 % increase in the cost of energy can buy about a 5 % decrease in environmental impacts: a small loss for the individual can lead to larger gains for society.
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