Latent Dynamics in Siting Onshore Wind Energy Farms: A Case of a Wind Farm in South Africa

P. Adedeji, S. Akinlabi, N. Madushele, O. Olatunji
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Siting a renewable energy facility entails several latent but influential quantitative and qualitative variables. Empirical and analytical models often fail to unravel the dynamics of these variables however; prior knowledge of their existence and dynamics offers knowledge-based decision-making during the plant siting process. This article examines the significance and dynamics of land ownership, avian environment, and renewable energy policies. Asides the literature survey, review of government policy, and regulations, a semi-structured interview-based method was used in this study using a wind power plant in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa as a case study. A qualitative content analysis was used for response analysis. From our findings, dynamics around land ownership could be complex depending on the land category and existing contracts between a landowner and the developer. Also, an in-extensive study of avian habitat in seemingly viable land could lead to forced-downtime of wind turbine generators at periods where production is notably high. Lastly, careful examination of prevailing renewable energy policies and a projection on future policies culminates into the viability of the investment. Trivializing these variables before site development could lead to investment loss through low-productivity or force-majeure in the investment. On the overall, the proposed solutions to these barriers can be useful for wind developers in solving similar problems in other renewable energy resources both in South Africa and other countries.
陆上风力发电厂选址的潜在动力:以南非风力发电厂为例
可再生能源设施的选址涉及几个潜在但有影响的定量和定性变量。然而,经验和分析模型往往无法揭示这些变量的动态;在植物选址过程中,对它们的存在和动态的先验知识提供了基于知识的决策。本文探讨了土地所有权、鸟类环境和可再生能源政策的重要性和动态。除了文献调查、政府政策和法规审查之外,本研究还使用了基于半结构化访谈的方法,以南非东开普省的一家风力发电厂为例进行了研究。反应分析采用定性含量分析。根据我们的研究结果,围绕土地所有权的动态可能很复杂,这取决于土地类别和土地所有者与开发商之间的现有合同。此外,在看似可行的土地上对鸟类栖息地进行的广泛研究可能导致风力涡轮机在产量显著高的时期被迫停机。最后,对现行可再生能源政策的仔细审查和对未来政策的预测最终确定了投资的可行性。在站点开发之前轻视这些变量可能会由于低生产率或投资中的不可抗力而导致投资损失。总的来说,针对这些障碍提出的解决方案可以帮助风能开发商解决南非和其他国家其他可再生能源的类似问题。
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