TY - THES
TI - A Study on Wind Farms in New Jersey: Life Cycle Assessment and Acceptance of Wind Farms by the Tourists and Acceptance of Wind Farms by the To
AU - Shoaib, N
AB - New Jersey has taken steps to and aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. In order to achieve that a part of its Energy Master Plan focuses on building the wind energy sector. First part of this thesis presents a life cycle assessment on a hypothetical offshore wind farm 15 miles from the coast of New Jersey and compares the benefits of re of its 20 year life cycle. cycling the offshore wind farm at the end The results indicated that 1) floating turbines cause less emissions than fixed turbines 2) recycling rotor will have a negative impact of 17% on the mineral resource scarcity 3) recycling nacelle will have a negative impact of 5% on the mineral resource scarcity. The second part of this thesis sheds light on the perceptions of tourists being able to see offshore wind turbines and their acceptance. The results indicated that 1) respondents with second hand experience of wind turbines preferred a room without wind turbines 2) respondents with first hand experience of wind turbines preferred a room with wind turbines 3) respondents are more likely to change their preference to indifference if they believe they or the environment is being harmed in the categories of creating jobs, producing clean energy, energy security, local tourism, property values 4) respondents will have positive a affect on creating jobs, who believe that wind turbines producing clean energy, energy security, marine environment are more likely to stay with their preference.
DA - 2022/05//
PY - 2022
SP - 90
PB - Montclair State University
LA - English
M3 - Master's Thesis
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Life Cycle Assessment
KW - Social & Economic Data
ER -