Suitability analysis for wind farm constructions in Yukon area

Abstract

The development of science and technology has made people's quality of life better and better, and the mature use of electricity has made people's lives more convenient and faster. However, this has also led to a drastic increase in people's use of non-renewable energy such as coal and oil. In 2021, about 4,108 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) (or about 4.11 trillion kWh) of electricity were generated at utility-scale electricity generation facilities in the United States, about 546 million short tons (MMst) of coal were consumed. (EIA). In such situation, the exploitation and use of renewable energy becomes significantly urgent and necessary. From 2008 to 2018, global installed wind power capacity grew by an average of 17.2% per year (BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2020). On IRENA's (2019) transformation roadmap, to stay on the pathway of 1.5 °C warming, wind energy is projected to generate 35% of the total electricity demand by 2050. My study area for my research is in Yukon, it is in south part of Canada and contains 4.7 percent of total area. The aim of my project is to determine the suitability of Wind Farm Expansion and its Electric Applications Radiation for Yukon area. The method for the project is using reclassify analysis tool in order to find the suitability site for constructing the wind farms. 1. How Much of Each Energy Source Does It Take to Power Your Home. (2017, September 29). McGinley Support Services. https://www.mcginley.co.uk/news/how-much-of-eachenergy-source-does-it-taketo-power-your-home/bp254/2. CER – Provincial and Territorial Energy Profiles – Yukon. (n.d.).https://www.cerrec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/provincial-territorialenergyprofiles/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles-yukon.html3. Just a moment. . . (n.d.). https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Flow-Diagram-of-aWindTurbine-System-Here-1-Wind-Turbine-Converts-wind-energy- into_fig3_307906589