Challenges and state of the art solutions for wind power
Wind power is an essential pillar of the current and future electricity system, but resistance is growing – and much of it based on false claims, such as wind power driving the whales crazy (Trump) or the Alternative für Deutschland wanting to tear down “wind mills of shame”.
We took stock of the current state of the art of wind power, assessing current challenges and the knowledge and experience about solutions. We show that many claims are false, such as infrasound generation, others are true but have effective and often tested solutions, such as bird and bat protection measures. The present main challenges include too low electricity prices caused by abundant productions, and excessively long permission processes for new wind farms. The article can be read for free here, and is summarised as a research highlight here.