Posters
Come meet the poster presenters to ask them questions and discuss their work
We would like to invite you to come and see the posters at our upcoming conference. The posters will showcase a diverse range of research topics, and will give delegates an opportunity to engage with the authors and learn more about their work. Whether you are a seasoned researcher or simply curious about the latest developments in your field, we believe that the posters will offer something of interest to everyone. So please join us at the conference and take advantage of this opportunity to learn and engage with your peers in industry and the academic community.
On 9 April at 17:15, we’ll also hold the main poster session and distinguish the 7 best posters of this year’s edition with our traditional Poster Awards Ceremony. Join us at the poster area to cheer and meet the laureates, and enjoy some drinks with all poster presenters!
We look forward to seeing you there!
PO047: Land coverage of wind energy facilities - case study of Greece
Andreas Vlamakis, Environmental policy expert, Hellenic Wind Energy Association
Abstract
Harnessing global warming means a rapid and huge transition to renewable energy sources. In a planet where almost 40% of the world's ice-free surface is devoted to croplands and pastures to feed a global population of over 8,1 billion (FAO 2019), the land footprint of the energy power plants really matters. Regarding wind energy plants the land coverage concerns mainly hardstands, roads and interconnection works. For the case of Greece, a country with complex terrain where most of the wind turbines are installed in mountainous areas, we gathered information for the land coverage of 131 Wind Power Stations (hereinafter "WPS") consisting of 1.209 wind turbines of a total installed capacity of 2.480 ΜW. The average land coverage found was 0,36 ha/MW, which value falls in the range other studies have found in other countries. Further, for the part of the sample where capacity factors of the WPS were also available, the land coverage was also expressed as area per energy yield and the average value found was 1,94 m2/MWh. The provisions of the legal framework in Greece to minimize land coverage were also investigated, while in the scope of the current study was to provide recommendations of measures to minimize the land take of wind turbines and their accompanying works. The study also investigates the unsuitability of such an indicator (ha/MW or ha/MWh) - if used alone - to reveal the actual impact of a WPS in the physical environment and biodiversity.
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