Wind Resources and Future Energy Security

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Wind Resources and Future Energy SecurityEnvironmental, Social, and Economic Issues\nAuthor(s): Muyiwa Adaramola\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Apple Academic Press Inc., Canada\nImprint: Apple Academic Press Inc.\nISBN-13: 9781774635582, 978-1774635582\nSynopsis\nThis title includes a number of Open Access chapters.\n\nWind power is one of the fastest developing sources of renewable energy. It makes substantial contributions to power grids around the globe, and it promises to play a prominent role in the worlds future energy security. Given that reality, there is an ongoing need for research that investigates the potential of specific regions for wind-farm development, combined with the social, economic, and environmental impacts of that development. This compendium contains the most recent research on these topics from around the world. The chapters are organized into three parts:\n\nThe potential of wind power in selected regions of the world \nSocial, economic, and environmental .