Climate change has prompted the development of renewable energy technologies, accelerated by the recent Russia-Ukraine/Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, raising the energy security concerns. As such, a renewed interest in solar and wind energy technologies has emerged. Based on the literature overview, economic, environmental, and social impacts ascribed to wind and solar power were identified and classified, considering their nature and scale. The main findings showed that studies focusing on solar power impacts tend to prevail over wind power. Besides economic and environmental aspects, social aspects are also contemplated, reinforcing the need to promote a holistic impact assessment based on a sustainability perspective. However, the need to develop more targeted studies is emphasized to overcome the challenges of identifying and measuring impacts and better inform policymakers of the benefits and costs of wind and solar power projects at regional and local scales.

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renewable energy,sustainability,impact assessment

• Earth and related Environmental Sciences - Natural Sciences
• Economics and Business - Social Sciences