I am writing a literature review on whether wind energy is a real alternative in the UK?

Question

The litriture review is on whether wind energy is a realistic alturnative to carbon based energy. Any suggestions of articles,books, journals etc.

Answer 1

if you go to the welsh assembly web site and look for a document called "tan 8" you should get alll the info you need

Answer 2

we have to be care full because if we do that then the entire island could take of and then land on France and then we cant escape the European union.

but know seriously we could but they don't really pay out so well because they do take over five years to pay themselves off and Even if we do there is no determined amount of energy they will output

but instead of wind farms we should invest more into tidal energy converters there so much more logical and easy to establish when optimum power output can be achieved.

hope i helped thank you for reading

Answer 3

Try the British Wind Energy Association http://www.bwea.com/

Also visit the Centre for Alternative technology http://www.cat.org.uk for information sheets and book lists

Please avoid the implicit assumption that carbon based energy is a realistic long term, >10 years, solution. We are at peak oil now. Easy to mine UK coal is limited and has difficult to manage logistical and waste issues. Bio-mass/fuel would mean bringing set-asside land back into production with big environmental impact, and make domestic food more expensive (and after peak oil/climate change hits then other countries will be looking to their own needs rather than exporting to us)

Answer 4

Wind is very inefficient (around 20%, half that of  acoal power station), costly and very noisy if you live near them.  They are unsightly as well.

Answer 5

Hi, please look at the info. provided for FREE

on this website:

http://www.the-alternative.org.uk

Especially see: Chapter 6: Energy / Wind power

Answer 6

we have some wind turbines by us, i cant see why alot of people are against them, i think they are a beautiful sight and would rather see them than a smoke belching power station

Answer 7

Yes, if it is grouped with other sources of alternative energy.

If a country went:

20% wind

10% geothermal

20% nuclear

30% solar

20% hydroelectric

There would be 100% of the energy needs with only radioactivity as a waste which could either be used to heat water, shot into space, thrown in a volcano or burried in an abandoned mine.