Economic feasibility of wind energy for the US Virgin Islands

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5270625

Ball, D E; Boyd, D M; Nelson, S C; Smith, L E

A preliminary assessment of the economic feasibility of wind energy conversion systems (WECS) for the US Virgin Islands is presented. The current and near-term economics of available WECS for residential, commercial, and wind farm applications were analyzed. The sensitivity of WECS economic worth to a variety of factors was also investigated. Preliminary conclusions highlighted the favorable economics regarding larger, commercial, and wind farm scale machines.

• Research Organization: Southern Solar Energy Center, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-79CS30166
• OSTI ID: 5270625
• Report Number(s): SSEC/TP-31261; ON: DE82009584
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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