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Annotated Bibliography

The Future of Wind Energy Throughout the World

Alex Byerly

Professor Malcolm Campbell

UWRT 1104

16 March 2018
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Annotated Bibliography

Camadan, E. “An assessment on the current status and future of wind energy in Turkish

electricity industry”. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 15(9), 4994–5002. doi:

10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.055 Accessed 10/3/2018

This article I accessed through the Atkins Library database comes from Science Direct

and explains the breakthrough and future of wind energy in the Middle East and Turkey.

In Turkey, half of their energy is produced by natural gas which is all imported. By

adding wind energy over the past 30 years and beyond, it has allowed the country to

diversify their energy market and slow down on imports all while saving money and

increasing energy output. There is a rapid growing need for electricity in Turkey as the

population increases with a predicted growth rate of 7.7 percent until 2020. As of 2017

the new innovations in Turkey in the wind energy sector of their economy has cut costs

over 500 million dollars on natural gas. The high altitude and the plains of Turkey allow

for a greater capture of wind flow which ultimately creates a better environment to place

wind farms. The author does a great job of explaining the government based incentives

for building new wind farms such as decreased rent on land and tax cuts. Government

based incentives provides opportunities for those who want to build wind farms. The

author breaks down newly created legislation to make it more appealing to the average

citizen. Overall this article provides a great deal of information on the expansion of wind

energy outside the United States.

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Mooney, Chris. “There's Enough Wind Energy over the Oceans to Power Human Civilization,

Scientists Say.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 9 Oct. 2017,

www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/10/09/theres-enough-

wind-energy-over-the-oceans-to-power-human-civilization-scientists-

say/?utm_term=.1abee82a6720. 13/3/2018

This article from the Washington Post expands on the potential for wind energy to power

all of human civilization. Our oceans are large enough and have an enormous carrying

capacity to support trade, travel, and wind turbines all alongside a healthy ecosystem

below waters. Offshore wind farms do exist as of today, but the new push is for floating

wind farms over the deepest parts of our oceans. Current wind turbines on land can only

have a certain max output due to houses and buildings that create friction and slow wind

speeds. Offshore, storms can pull wind from higher altitudes which allows for a quick

replenish of wind and increased power output. Throughout the article, Ken Caldeira who

was being interviewed, made references to just how much power can be obtained by

moving wind farms offshore. The author states that the North Atlantic could theoretically

power the United States and China. Many people know that wind energy has been around

for many years now, but most people don’t know that there are new innovations

constantly happening in the industry and this article helps me provide proof for the future

of wind energy.

News, Wes. “11 Reasons for Wind Energy (Reason 1,2 and 3).” WES, Wind Energy Solutions,

15 Feb. 2018, windenergysolutions.nl/blog/11-reasons-for-wind-energy/. 11/3/2018

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This article posted by Wind Energy Solutions covers the top reasons and innovations in

wind energy for 2018. Climate change is currently a worldwide phenomenon and

alternative energy is the main go to, to slow it down. Many people rely on solar energy,

but it takes up more land space while wind turbines occupy air space. Job opportunities

are created throughout the construction of wind farms from assembly to the maintenance

of the turbines. Wind energy not only creates an economic impact in the energy market

but also helps the growth in the job market. The author does a great job of providing

details comparing the output of wind turbines versus the output of solar panels, a single

turbine can generate the same amount of energy as 2500 solar panels. Those solar panels

take up much more room and require a longer installation and higher maintenance costs.

The materials used in turbines are nature-friendly and are able to be recycled the parts

can be broken down easily and used in other turbines if needed. The information

provided in this article gives the reader a great deal of argumentative and supportive

points to convey my message about the need of more wind turbines.

101, Wind. “The Basics of Wind Energy.” Area.org, www.awea.org/wind-power-101. 13/3/2018

This article is posted by the American Wind Energy Association and provides a great deal of

information about the basics of wind turbines. The average reader will not know much

information about the topic so I feel as if there should be an introduction to my paper talking

about the basics so that the reader is informed. Utility scale turbines produce power over 100

kilowatts and are usually owned by large energy corporations and are connected to the power

grid. On the other hand, turbines that produce under 100 kilowatts of energy are usually under

personal ownership to produce energy for someone’s home or other personal needs. Wind Farms
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are often developed in certain windy areas especially in the great plains of the United States.

They function as a power plant and are seen as a great feat of technology. The author talks about

the development of the turbines as well as the benefits economically and environmentally. The

author also states a public health fact, “Wind power produced $7.4 billion a year in public health

savings in 2016 by cutting pollutants that create smog and trigger asthma attacks and other lung

diseases”, it is important in my paper to go beyond the basics of wind energy’s impact and the

facts about health would be a great fit. This source provides many key points to inform the reader

and educate the audience about the basics of wind energy.