Public acceptance of large-scale wind energy generation for export from Ireland to the UK: evidence from Ireland

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 1967-1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noreen Brennan ◽  
Thomas M Van Rensburg ◽  
Cyril Morris
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Wind Energy Generation ◽  
The Uk

Discourses of on-farm wind energy generation in the UK farming press

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsty L. Holstead ◽  
Carlos Galán-Díaz ◽  
Lee-Ann Sutherland
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Wind Energy Generation ◽  
The Uk ◽  
On Farm

Scavenging Wind Energy From Fluttering Membranes With Piezoelectric Materials

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwar Romero ◽  
Visvanatha Sundararajan ◽  
Nellie Bonilla ◽  
Christian Martinez ◽  
Amilcar Rincon
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Piezoelectric Material ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Wind Speeds ◽  
Wind Energy Generation ◽  
Aeroelastic Flutter ◽  
Working Principle

Although wind power is a highly researched area for large scale energy production, there are also opportunities for small scale applications. The present investigation proposes a fluttering membrane with flexible piezoelectric material for wind energy generation. The working principle of this approach is based on aeroelastic flutter using a MFC piezoelectric material for energy harvesting. It has been observed that the addition of flaps at the trailing edge has the advantage to decrease the critical speed at which fluttering occurs. This allows energy generation at lower wind speeds. The addition of the flaps decreased the fluttering speed from 14.8mph to 7mph. An average voltage output as high as 232mV was obtained, while a power output of 65.5μW was found at 17.5mph.

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