This final thesis contains three major parts, which all have been time demanding:* Designing and construction of a small Wind turbine.* Designing and construction of an electrical system.* Thesis with fundamental facts about Wind, Wind power and design.The thesis contains basic theory in Wind power and the energy systems it can be combined with. Different types of Wind turbines, which components they consists of and important issues to consider when designing is also mentioned. In the end of this report the technique of our Wind turbine will be presented. In the end you can also read about our experiences during the time of designing and construction..

The purpose of this study was to increase the level of knowledge in the field of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Wind power. The study includes six Wind power farms in the County of Västerbotten in northern Sweden. The main questions were: What are the real dimensions of roadways and land claims for both roads and Wind power turbines? How do those dimensions correlate with the dimensions stated in the EIA? Are there any differences in values of the dimensions between the Wind power farms that are included in this study? The width of the roadways and the land claims for both roads and Wind turbines in Wind power farms were examined on site. The results from the examinations were compared with the dimensions available in the EIA for each Wind power farm.

The purpose of this study was to increase the level of knowledge in the field of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Wind power. The study includes six Wind power farms in the County of Västerbotten in northern Sweden. The main questions were: What are the real dimensions of roadways and land claims for both roads and Wind power turbines? How do those dimensions correlate with the dimensions stated in the EIA? Are there any differences in values of the dimensions between the Wind power farms that are included in this study? The width of the roadways and the land claims for both roads and Wind turbines in Wind power farms were examined on site. The results from the examinations were compared with the dimensions available in the EIA for each Wind power farm.

The use of energy is an important question in today´s society, and a substantial part of the energy that is used today is used in our homes. To lower this usage is vital, and there are regulations in place both on the national and the local level, that say that new apartment blocks must be built to consume less energy, which in the end will lower the impact on the climate.One way to make the housing sector more environmentally sustainable, is to produce energy issions that are bad for the environment, for example to build Wind turbines close to or even on the buildings, so called urban Wind power. The scope for this report is to see if urban Wind power could be a sustainable alternative for the residential area that Svenska Bostäder plans to build in Albano in Stockholm.There are extensive scientific theories regarding Wind and Wind power, and a literature study is made to investigate past knowledge in the area. Efforts have been made to find earlier trials with urban Wind power and, both scientific research and trials where urban Wind power actually has been installed. The theory chapter deals both with the Wind itself and how electricity can be generated from Wind.

The interest for Wind power has increased in Sweden. Northern Sweden is especially interesting due to that a new Wind resource map shows that there are areas in northern Sweden that have more potential for Wind power than what have been known before. Therefore E.ON Vind is interested in finding out if, and where, there are suitable places for establishment of Wind power in northern Sweden. The purpose of this master thesis is therefore to perform an inventory of northern Sweden for suitable places for Wind power. The master thesis is performed at E.ON Vinds office at Vasagatan in Stockholm.

The aim of this study about Wind power planning in forest was to examine the factors and restrictions, which represent technical limitations, biodiversity, tourism and amount of energy for Wind farms in Kronoberg County. Suitable areas for Wind power were identified from the collected information about planning principles and potential conflicts. From the suitable areas the potential energy gain is calculated. Methods used were mainly a literature review, interviews with experts and practitioners, GIS analysis and a rough calculation of the energy gain. The section of information and facts describes in general Wind power planning and possible conflicts.

The local Wind band in Lilla Edet, Lilla Edets Musikförening, springs from work and activities in the late 19:th century. Since then, the band has developed from a brass sextet to mixed Wind band. It has been an appreciated contribution to the society on festive occasions. Yet, it seems like the band more and more has lost it´s useful purpose. Also, the recruiting of new members has ceased, as the music school has trouble with attracting pupils to learn to play Wind instruments.The reasons for this reduced interest are more then one.

The Wind power increase of Gotland as well as other parts of Sweden during the last ten year period has meant that this renewable energy source has increased its share over other fossil sources. The year of 2011 became the first when the Wind power produced more energy than an average nuclear reactor. Now that Wind power is in an expansive phase, the land issue will be of great interest. Land with good Wind resources will be of interest to Wind energy developers. The problems that this essay is based on are; how can landowners altering the economic conditions at a Wind power establishment? What opportunities and obstacles exist for landowners who choose to set up Wind power on their land? The purpose of this essay is to highlight the economic conditions that exist for landowners for the establishment of Wind farms, with regard to compensation for the leasing and return on invested capital.

Sweden has a long and extensive Wind band tradition. Today the interest for the traditional instruments is decreasing among children and teenagers. What can this be due to? Which conditions are needed for a functional Wind band in the future? The purpose of this essay is to find answers to these questions and at the same time shed light on good examples, where the Wind band activity works. To be able to answer the questions have I made four interviews with persons who have a big knowledge and interest about the subject.

Wind power is expanding rapidly in Sweden. Increasing amounts of Wind power sets higher requirements on balancing power and grid expansions and would affect the whole Swedish electricity system. The aim of this report is to examine the factors affecting the Wind power expansion in Sweden. How many Wind power plants projects will obtain building permissions and what costs and revenues can be expected? How much balancing power will be required and does a changing geographical distribution of the Wind power plants reduce the need of balancing power?A survey of the county board?s official applications has been made and out of all the applications, corresponding to 80 TWh produced per year, about half of the applications are expected to obtain a permit with a major portion of them located in the north of Sweden.Especially older Wind power plants, deriving revenue from Nord pool, find themselves today in a complicated financial situation.

The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate how nearby forests affect the energy production in Wind turbines. To reach the purpose a case study is performed on three Wind turbines sited on a field in a north-south line at Andersfält in the municipality of Halmstad, Sweden. Approximately 100 meters south of the southern Wind turbine a forest is situated. The case study is divided into three sub studies where the difference in energy production, the affect of the forest and a Wind meteorology model, WAsP, is studied. The result show that the forest have a significant influence and that the WAsP-model gives an incorrect result of the energy production in Wind turbines sited near a forest..

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Wind power is one of the sources of renewable energy which has to be developed further in order to lessen our dependence on non renewable sources of energy. It's mainly oil and coal which have to be replaced by green energy. Wind power is already established in many countries, for example Germany, The United States of America and Denmark but it has to be continually developed and expanded to meet the needs of the growing energy consumption in the world. During the last few years many types of small Wind turbines have appeared on the market. These small Wind turbines are an alternative to the big Wind turbines or power generators which demand huge sums of investment money.A new target group can now buy the small Wind turbines in order to cover their own usage of electricity.

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a deeper understanding about the acceptance of Wind power. Our basic assumption is that local conditions are important and can explain how the acceptance of change at different stages of establishment. The main purpose is to see if there are differences in the acceptance of Wind power in different stages, and examine the factors that influence acceptance. That includes how people in three different areas of study estimates that they value their environment and how it is affected by Wind turbines. The project was conducted interdisciplinary geo-targeted and consists of three parts.

Wind power is becoming an increasingly important source of energy. There are several national and international goals set to increase to amount of renewable energy, and in order to meet these goals, the Wind power production plays an important part and the establishment of new Wind power farms are required. The Swedish national project Riksintresse Vindbruk has appointed areas in Sweden suitable for Wind power, mainly when looking at the physical Wind conditions of the area. In this study, I aim to define suitable areas for Wind power establishment in Norrbottens län. In order to reach this goal, a critical regional method was developed and completed using GIS.