Major Issues Related to Wind Power Development and Consumption under the Ecological Footprint Method

Abstract

In recent years, with the depletion of conventional fossil energy, renewable energy such as wind energy has attracted more and more attention. The purpose of this paper is to apply the ecological footprint method to the evaluation and calculation of wind energy development and absorptive capacity, and then to study related major issues. First, through the in-depth analysis of the existing wind energy development and consumption theories, the current factors affecting wind energy development and consumption and the existing wind energy consumption patterns are summarized. Taking the wind farm in province M as an example, the weights of each index of wind power development project and wind power consumption capacity are calculated. The calculation results show that, among the technical factors of wind farm projects in M province, wind resources account for 39%, accounting for the largest proportion, followed by site selection and wind farm technical conditions, accounting for 12% and 3% respectively. According to the calculation results of the ecological footprint calculation method, it is estimated that wind energy can absorb 1547 MWh in summer and 1164 MWh in winter. The technical level of the wind farm is excellent, indicating that the technical level is suitable for the construction of wind farms in M province.