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Current status and future perspectives of wind energy in Scandinavia: A comparative case study of the success factors and the barriers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. OTHER

This study will explore on how Denmark achieve to become a world leader in Wind energy and investigate why Wind energy should be pursued as a major alternative renewable energy source by Norway and Sweden. The study will also examine the challenges and barriers posed by Wind energy in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and will look into the solutions applied by the former country to surmount these and become a success in harnessing wind energy. It will also look into the viability of these solutions taken by Denmark to be practicably applied in Norway and Sweden.

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Current status and future perspectives of wind energy in Scandinavia: A comparative case study of the success factors and the barriers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. INTRODUCTION The invention of the light bulb ushered a generation that embraced the harnessing of electricity. It eventually introduced the worlds’ dependence on fossil fuels or non-renewable energy like coal, petroleum and natural gas to produce power that stimulates industries, mobilizes transportation and invigorates modern living which uplifted the quality of human life. However the finite nature of non-renewable energy and the worlds’ increasing demand for it not only poses the problem of these fossil fuels being depleted but linked to its increasing price. Moreover, the extraction, utilization and transporting of fossil fuels bring in ecological impacts as landscapes ...





... eliminated administrative barriers and integrated the grid system most European countries are lagging behind their targets making the commission expect only a 19% share to be realistically reached than the 22.1% national target. (New Energy Focus, 2008).
The new directive known as Renewable Energy Directive was proposed on December 9, 2008 to the EU which was adopted and passed by the Parliament on 17 December 2008 replacing the existing measures adopted in the previous Directive 2001. It legally binds member states to increase consumption of energy generated by renewable energy sources at 20% by 2020. It also set a 10% target for transport to use renewable energy primarily biofuels taken from biomass by 2020.
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