Wind energy development in California, USA

Modelling transmission systems in energy system analysis: A comparative study

“…In order to reduce emissions and mitigate climate change, a heightened focus has been put on the integration of variable renewable energies (VRE) (Steel et al, 2015;Wilshire and Prose, 1987). This imposes new challenges for the current transmission system because it was primarily developed to host central power plants close to consumption centers.…”

Morality, Space, and the Power of Wind-Energy Landscapes

“…Wind turbines would generate 157 GWh over the same time period and land area. The land at a coal plant is usually unavailable for other purposes, however, whereas only 1-5 percent of the land in a deployment of wind turbines is physically occupied by the equipment itself (Wilshire and Prose 1987). Using the 1 percent figure, we can extrapolate that 15,680 GWh are generated per square kilometer over a period of thirtyfive years for wind.…”

Geologic processes at the land surface

“…For more accurate prediction of erosion, we need to know how the shape of the land surface affects overland flow of water and how the intrinsic sensitivity of different terrains governs their susceptibility to erosion. Wilshire and Prose, 1987 (Webb and Wilshire , 1983 (Prose, 1986).…”