| Publication type: | Conference paper |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Comparative risk assessment of wind turbine accidents from a societal perspective |
| Authors: | Burgherr, Peter Siskos, Eleftherios McKenna, Russell Spada, Matteo Lordan-Perret, Rebecca |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.3850/978-981-18-8071-1_P551-cd |
| Proceedings: | Proceeding of the 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference |
| Editors of the parent work: | Brito, Mário P. Aven, Terje Baraldi, Piero Čepin, Marko Zio, Enrico |
| Page(s): | 453 |
| Pages to: | 460 |
| Conference details: | 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL), Southampton, United Kingdom, 3-7 September 2023 |
| Issue Date: | 2023 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Research Publishing |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Singapore |
| ISBN: | 978-981-18-8071-1 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Risk assessment; Wind energy; Energy-related severe accident database; Acceptance |
| Subject (DDC): | 621.3: Electrical, communications, control engineering |
| Abstract: | Wind power plays a pivotal role in decarbonizing the world's electricity mix, and the current annual installed capacity growth is expected to continue, supported by ambitious targets, policies and cost reductions. However, wind power faces several social acceptance challenges that affect peoples' perception and can lead to opposition and protests. The main concerns are aesthetic impact, environmental effects on wildlife and biodiversity and health hazards. Risks and consequences due to accidents often lack an adequate analysis and discussion. Therefore, the aim of this study is a comparative risk assessment of onshore and offshore wind power accidents at a global level, under a societal perspective. First, a comprehensive data set is compiled that exclusively relies on open-source and publicly available information. The final data set comprises 2708 accidents for the period 2000-2022. Second, descriptive statistics and visualizations are used to identify temporal and geographic trends, and to relate accidents to different attributes (e.g., accident types). Third, selected indicators for fatality risk are calculated to compare different country groups and onshore vs. offshore activities. In summary, this study provides useful insights and a better understanding of accident risks with a focus on health impacts, thus complementing the industry's focus on occupational risk. Ultimately, it can help to smoothen controversies and achieve compromises in such complex decision-making processes. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/29068 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Engineering |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Sustainable Development (INE) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Engineering |
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Burgherr, P., Siskos, E., McKenna, R., Spada, M., & Lordan-Perret, R. (2023). Comparative risk assessment of wind turbine accidents from a societal perspective [Conference paper]. In M. P. Brito, T. Aven, P. Baraldi, M. Čepin, & E. Zio (Eds.), Proceeding of the 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference (pp. 453–460). Research Publishing. https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-8071-1_P551-cd
Burgherr, P. et al. (2023) ‘Comparative risk assessment of wind turbine accidents from a societal perspective’, in M.P. Brito et al. (eds) Proceeding of the 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference. Singapore: Research Publishing, pp. 453–460. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-8071-1_P551-cd.
P. Burgherr, E. Siskos, R. McKenna, M. Spada, and R. Lordan-Perret, “Comparative risk assessment of wind turbine accidents from a societal perspective,” in Proceeding of the 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference, 2023, pp. 453–460. doi: 10.3850/978-981-18-8071-1_P551-cd.
BURGHERR, Peter, Eleftherios SISKOS, Russell MCKENNA, Matteo SPADA und Rebecca LORDAN-PERRET, 2023. Comparative risk assessment of wind turbine accidents from a societal perspective. In: Mário P. BRITO, Terje AVEN, Piero BARALDI, Marko ČEPIN und Enrico ZIO (Hrsg.), Proceeding of the 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference. Conference paper. Singapore: Research Publishing. 2023. S. 453–460. ISBN 978-981-18-8071-1
Burgherr, Peter, Eleftherios Siskos, Russell McKenna, Matteo Spada, and Rebecca Lordan-Perret. 2023. “Comparative Risk Assessment of Wind Turbine Accidents from a Societal Perspective.” Conference paper. In Proceeding of the 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference, edited by Mário P. Brito, Terje Aven, Piero Baraldi, Marko Čepin, and Enrico Zio, 453–60. Singapore: Research Publishing. https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-8071-1_P551-cd.
Burgherr, Peter, et al. “Comparative Risk Assessment of Wind Turbine Accidents from a Societal Perspective.” Proceeding of the 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference, edited by Mário P. Brito et al., Research Publishing, 2023, pp. 453–60, https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-8071-1_P551-cd.
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