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The process of wind turbine allocation which has already started in Croatia is currently based on the legislative regulatory system that lacks a basic national strategy plan for the integration of wind turbines into landscape. The result of this kind of 'case to case' approach to development is the uncertainty regarding the potential consequences of these actions on landscape. One of the possible consequences of interpolating a greater number of wind turbines in a rural landscape is its complete visual transformation into a landscape of technical character and, as a result, the loss of its former natural and cultural values. Rural coastal areas are potentially the most affected due to their great potential for the development of wind turbines. The main dilemma in this paper is the issue of a potential visual overload of sensitive rural areas in Croatia. Thus, a projection of visual exposure of all the existing and planned wind farms was made for this purpose. Such projection could be useful for any future cumulative visual impact assessment of wind turbines on the existing landscape, as well as for the development of an appropriate strategy plan for wind power exploitation.

Kuwait is considering diversifying its energy resourcesand not solely depending on oil and gas. Wind energy is one ofthe renewable energies being considered by the Government. Bythe year of 2030, the Government is planning to generate 120MW from wind energy, which makes about 6% of the totalrenewable energy produced. Previous work conducted by formerAUM senior students concluded that the area of the Abraq AlHabari has the highest potential for installing wind farm withwind power density (WPD) of 180 W/m2 at hub height of 10meters. This finding, however, was based on wind data for oneyear only (2013). In this project we collected data for three yearsto see if the wind speeds recorded in 2013 are consistent, yearafter a year. We will also have looked at best wind farm layoutthat would yield the maximum energy production at theminimum cost. Important factors such as terrain, and fieldroughness will be studied with the help of industry standardsoftware such as WAsP and Windrose. Nevertheless, the costanalysis will be conducted to see how the project is.

Significantly growing wind energy is being contemplated as one of the main avenues to reduce carbon footprints and decrease global risks associated with climate change. However, obtaining a comprehensive perspective on wind energy considering the many diverse factors that impact its development and growth is challenging. A significant factor in the evolution of wind energy is technological advancement and most previous reviews have focused on this topic. However, wind energy is influenced by a host of other factors, such as financial viability, environmental concerns, government incentives, and the impact of wind on the ecosystem. This review aims to fill a gap, providing a comprehensive review on the diverse factors impacting wind energy development and providing readers with a holistic panoramic, furnishing a clearer perspective on its future growth. Data for wind energy was evaluated by applying pivot data analytics and geographic information systems. The factors impacting wind energy growth and development are reviewed, providing an overview of how these factors have impacted wind maturity. The future of wind energy development is assessed considering its social acceptance, financial viability, government incentives, and the minimization of the unintended potential negative impacts of this technology. The review is able to conclude that wind energy may continue growing all over the world as long as all the factors critical to its development are addressed. Wind power growth will be supported by stakeholders' holistic considerations of all factors impacting this industry, as evaluated in this review.

The scope of this thesis is the realization of feasibility report about an installation of an offshore wind farm in the North Aegean Sea. This thesis illustrates what exactly contains a real market feasibility report, in order to convince the investors for the sustainability of an investment and the opportunity of gain profits. The next pages contain a brief presentation for the wind energy and technology inviting the reader to enter the terminology and the technology of wind farms. Apart from the literature review, there is a deep analysis of the wind industry, legislation, trends and a detailed analysis of the installation. The last chapter contains the financial analysis and deductions to defend or not the investment. For the convenience of the reader an executive summary is also provided.

TRAIN2WIND is a PhD TRAINing school analysing enTRAINment in offshore WIND farms with computer models and experiments. By its very nature, a wind turbine extracts energy from the wind, which is replenished from the wind field on the sides and above due to the ambient turbulence. However, offshore the turbulence is lower, and wind farms are typically larger than onshore, therefore the wind can only be replenished from above in a process called entrainment. TRAIN2WIND will investigate the entrainment process using advanced high-resolution computer modelling and wind tunnel models together with measurements of the wind field above, in and downstream of large wind farms, using lidars, radars, satellites and Unmanned Aerial Systems. Some of the largest operators of offshore wind farms will provide access to the data and the wind farms in order to investigate whether there is a limit to offshore wind power installation density coming from the refreshment of momentum in very large wind farms or clusters. For them, and for the government agencies currently preparing the Marine Spatial Plan for the European waters, updated knowledge of entrainment and the associated potential limits to wind power extraction offshore is paramount to avoid mis-allocation of tens of billions of euros when planning offshore wind farms too dense or too close. Besides the natural science package, one humanities PhD student at the University of Copenhagen will investigate the collaboration between the researchers from a social science and collaboration tools perspective.