Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under Analysis

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Matta, Elias Jorge
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2012
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This paper presents a methodology to assess projects for the generation of clean, renewable energy. Such methodology is applied here to estimate the consumption of fossil fuels (referred to as ?oil?), required for the construction, operation and maintenance of a wind farm consisting of 97 turbines of 3 MW each. Results show that such consumption represents a conservative 8?9% of the total energy generated by the farm in 20 years of useful life. The need to include in the efficiency of the farm the ?unavoidable unintentional damage? to the population and its habitat, caused primarily by emissions related to the oil consumed is posed. Even though the efficiency of the wind farm is really acceptable as well as likely to be improved, the oil footprint is worryingly high. This raises serious questions as to the efficiency and feasibility of other renewable energy, particularly regarding the production of biofuels.
Fil: Matta, Elias Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; Argentina
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Energy Balance
Environmental Issues.
Net Energy
Petroleum Footprint
Wind Farms
Wind Turbines
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spelling Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under AnalysisMatta, Elias JorgeEnergy BalanceEnvironmental Issues.Net EnergyPetroleum FootprintWind FarmsWind Turbineshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.7https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2This paper presents a methodology to assess projects for the generation of clean, renewable energy. Such methodology is applied here to estimate the consumption of fossil fuels (referred to as ?oil?), required for the construction, operation and maintenance of a wind farm consisting of 97 turbines of 3 MW each. Results show that such consumption represents a conservative 8?9% of the total energy generated by the farm in 20 years of useful life. The need to include in the efficiency of the farm the ?unavoidable unintentional damage? to the population and its habitat, caused primarily by emissions related to the oil consumed is posed. Even though the efficiency of the wind farm is really acceptable as well as likely to be improved, the oil footprint is worryingly high. This raises serious questions as to the efficiency and feasibility of other renewable energy, particularly regarding the production of biofuels.Fil: Matta, Elias Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; ArgentinaInderScience2012-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/76398Matta, Elias Jorge; Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under Analysis; InderScience; International Journal of Environment and Health; 6; 2; 9-2012; 111-1241743-4963CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1504/IJENVH.2012.049329info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T12:08:16Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/76398instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 12:08:16.323CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under Analysis
title Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under Analysis
spellingShingle Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under Analysis
Matta, Elias Jorge
Energy Balance
Environmental Issues.
Net Energy
Petroleum Footprint
Wind Farms
Wind Turbines
title_short Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under Analysis
title_full Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under Analysis
title_fullStr Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under Analysis
title_sort Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under Analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Matta, Elias Jorge
author Matta, Elias Jorge
author_facet Matta, Elias Jorge
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Energy Balance
Environmental Issues.
Net Energy
Petroleum Footprint
Wind Farms
Wind Turbines
topic Energy Balance
Environmental Issues.
Net Energy
Petroleum Footprint
Wind Farms
Wind Turbines
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.7
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This paper presents a methodology to assess projects for the generation of clean, renewable energy. Such methodology is applied here to estimate the consumption of fossil fuels (referred to as ?oil?), required for the construction, operation and maintenance of a wind farm consisting of 97 turbines of 3 MW each. Results show that such consumption represents a conservative 8?9% of the total energy generated by the farm in 20 years of useful life. The need to include in the efficiency of the farm the ?unavoidable unintentional damage? to the population and its habitat, caused primarily by emissions related to the oil consumed is posed. Even though the efficiency of the wind farm is really acceptable as well as likely to be improved, the oil footprint is worryingly high. This raises serious questions as to the efficiency and feasibility of other renewable energy, particularly regarding the production of biofuels.
Fil: Matta, Elias Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; Argentina
description This paper presents a methodology to assess projects for the generation of clean, renewable energy. Such methodology is applied here to estimate the consumption of fossil fuels (referred to as ?oil?), required for the construction, operation and maintenance of a wind farm consisting of 97 turbines of 3 MW each. Results show that such consumption represents a conservative 8?9% of the total energy generated by the farm in 20 years of useful life. The need to include in the efficiency of the farm the ?unavoidable unintentional damage? to the population and its habitat, caused primarily by emissions related to the oil consumed is posed. Even though the efficiency of the wind farm is really acceptable as well as likely to be improved, the oil footprint is worryingly high. This raises serious questions as to the efficiency and feasibility of other renewable energy, particularly regarding the production of biofuels.
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Matta, Elias Jorge; Renewable, Clean Energy: The Petroleum Footprint. Wind Farms Under Analysis; InderScience; International Journal of Environment and Health; 6; 2; 9-2012; 111-124
1743-4963
CONICET Digital
CONICET
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