Research Article
Wind Energy Development in India and a Methodology for Evaluating Performance of Wind Farm Clusters
Table 4
Comparison of the wind farms based on environmental performance indicators (IEnP).
| | Sl. number | Parameters | Wind farm location | | Chikkodi | Saundatti | Belagavi | Raibag |
| | 1 | Contribution to the reduction of GHG emissions (avoided CO2 in t/mW/y) | 189700 (5.0) | 165000 (3.6) | 120800 (1.1) | 119100 (1.0) | | 2 | Pollutant emissions during life cycle; , , (t/kWh) | 1853.48 (5.0) | 1488.47 (2.87) | 1167.33 (1.0) | 1228.35 (1.36) | | 3 | Visual effects/landscape protection distance (minimum distance away from dwellings in m) | 1350 (2.4) | 2000 (5.0) | 1000 (1.0) | 1100 (1.4) | | 4 | Noise from wind turbines (in dB) | 49.6 (4.80) | 49 (5.0) | 57 (2.33) | 61 (1.0) | | 5 | Birds fatalities (number of birds killed/WTG/Yr. n/yr) | 3 (1.0) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (3.0) | 2 (3.0) | | 6 | Shadow casting to nearby residence (number of hrs/yr when the nearby dwellings suffer from shadow casting) | V. low (5.0) | Medium (3.0) | Low (4.0) | Low (4.0) | | 7 | Archaeological and historical heritage | Low (2.0) | High (4.0) | Medium (3.0) | Low (2.0) | | 8 | Hydrological assessment | Low (4.0) | Medium (3.0) | Medium (3.0) | V. low (5.0) | | 9 | Assessment of flora and fauna/climate change (e.g., danger caused to species, migrating birds) | V. low (5.0) | Medium (3.0) | Low (4.0) | Low (4.0) | | 10 | Interference with telecom. systems | Low (4.0) | Medium (3.0) | Low (4.0) | Low (4.0) |
| | | Total (score × weight of IEnP) | 3.13 | 3.07 | 2.16 | 2.11 |
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