INVESTIGATING THE FEASIBILITY AND THE POLICIES FOR WIND POWER REPOWERING IN SWEDISH MUNICIPALITIES

• Main Author: Roško, Samuel
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper 2023
• Subjects: wind power; full repowering; onshore wind; economic feasibility; financial viability; WindPro; municipal policy; comprehensive plans; Swedish municipalities; case studies; AEP; noise; shadow; Energy Systems; Energisystem; Strömsund; Piteå
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-503629

Transitioning to a low-carbon energy system includes deploying renewables such as wind power, which has been installed in Sweden since the 1980s. After a 20 to 25-year lifetime, a wind turbine´s end-of-life options come into play, therefore many of the turbines deployed in Sweden prior to 2011 will...