5.2. Wind power for all scales Authors: Maximilian Kittl Christoph Quell Christoph Schury The future of innovative energy supply technologies

Kittl, Quell, Schury 2 Introduction into Wind power (1)

Kittl, Quell, Schury 3  since 2005 till 2010 the market for wind energy grew by 40,5 % and generated 12 billion euro (Europe biggest market)  in 2010 the worldwide new installed capacity reached MW; every three years the new installed wind power capacity doubles  all turbines produce around 340 TWh, only 2 % of global energy demand  wind power has a lot of potential  in 2012 wind industry is expected to provide 1million jobs Introduction into Wind power (2)

Kittl, Quell, Schury 4  Environmental aspects  wild life; land use; noise; electromagnetic interference; no emissions  Variability of Wind power  stop if to less or to much wind speed  fluctuation at various time scales  flexible grid management and feed-in Introduction into Wind power (3)

Offshore vs. Onshore  Wind farms surrounded by water + Better wind conditions + High growth potential  Higher investment costs  Wind farms on land + Lower investment costs  Depends on weather  Landscaping is affected 5 Kittl, Quell, Schury

6 Lillgrund; SwedenWeiden; Lower Austria

Kittl, Quell, Schury 7 Wind power in Austria

Kittl, Quell, Schury 8  Costs and benefits of wind power  Cots-benefit-analysis  Support and incentives by government / institutions  Investment support  Operationg support  Jobs and bargaining power from wind power  Direct and indirect job creation Economic aspects about wind energy

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