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Clean Energy Will Continue Evolving In The Coming Years. The Expectation Is That By The Middle Of The Next Decade The Sector Will Be Much More Efficient
With the growing concern about climate change, many countries around the world are investing in wind energy to produce renewable energy. Even with already excellent numbers, wind technology is still constantly evolving to become increasingly cheaper and more efficient. Experts in the field of renewable energy highlight that the wind turbines of the future will be taller, larger, and more efficient in the not-so-distant future.
In an effort to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, which are much more polluting, countries are investing billions in clean energy. A report shows that renewable energy had an increase of 290 Gigawatts last year, with wind energy accounting for the largest share of the expansion.
As highlighted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the USA, we can expect to see larger, cheaper, and more efficient wind turbines by the middle of the next decade. The energy from winds is one of the cheapest ways to produce energy nowadays. However, much of the investment will have its return in the long term.
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While heat evaporates water from reservoirs and countries seek new areas for clean energy, Morocco is testing floating solar panels that function as an energy lid and also generate electricity.
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China occupies the desert with a 2 GW solar power plant in Inner Mongolia, installs elevated panels that create shade and humidity over the sand, and transforms a 2.96 billion kWh per year farm into an unexpected weapon against desertification.
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Rio Grande do Sul is expected to receive an investment of almost R$ 4 billion in wind power.
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Saudi Arabia is building in Oxagon a US$ 8.4 billion mega green hydrogen plant with 4 GW of solar and wind energy, 5.6 million solar panels, and capacity to produce 600 tons per day, transforming the desert into one of the planet’s largest clean fuel factories.
Advantages of Wind Energy
Wind energy has several advantages over other forms of energy production. Unlike solar energy, wind energy production towers can be installed without detriment to the use of the surrounding land. Another possibility is to install wind farms offshore.
Wind Energy Ready to Rise
To have a more accurate view of the future of wind energy, the NREL gathered 1,440 industry experts to discuss the future of wind energy. They all highlighted that the turbines would grow taller and their rotor diameters would increase.
Previously published research estimated that the hub height of wind turbines would reach 115 meters by 2030. Experts have now revised these estimates to 130 meters by 2035 and up to 151 meters for offshore installations.
In addition to the size of the turbines, researchers expect an increase in the size of wind farms. The expectation is that plants will reach up to 1,100 MW for fixed plants and up to 600 MW for floating (offshore) ones. For comparison, the largest offshore plant in Scotland has a nominal capacity of 50 MW. By 2035, the expectation is that technology evolution in the sector will generate a reduction of over 27% in the costs of land-based plants.
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