Ã山ǿ¼é News - Wind energy /channels/news_feeds/all/term/Wind%20energy/rss en Clearing the air: wind farms more land efficient than previously thought /channels/channels/news/clearing-air-wind-farms-more-land-efficient-previously-thought-356777 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable.</p> <p>However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land compared to electric power plants driven by fossil fuels. Research led by Ã山ǿ¼é and based on the assessment of the land-use of close to 320 wind farms in the U.S. (the largest study of its kind) paints a very different picture.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-585518028.jpg?itok=COxEyJoE" width="160" height="106" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">17 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:16:02 +0000 webfull 199510 at /channels