Putnam's power from the wind

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5488696

Koeppl, G W

The construction of a megawatt-scale wind turbine is traced from the turbine's development, fabrication and erection until the program's termination in 1945. Current government efforts to commercialize wind power are discussed. National wind energy assessments are included, as are preliminary assessments of wind generation capacity. Characteristics of wind resources and methods for selecting wind turbine sites are described. Coverage includes the application of a simple model based on the analysis of the Smith-Putnam wind data of the 1940's, ecological indicators of wind energy, and numerical and physical modes of wind-flow over different terrains. Current design and development projects to develop large-scale wind machines are explained. Legal, institutional and environmental issues are evaluated. Discussions are featured on the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, safety, electromagnetic interference, noise, ecological effects, aesthetics and land use. Also investigated are positive impacts such as net energy return and the displacement of the environmental impacts of other technologies. An examination of the economics of wind generation focuses on machine size optimization trends, busbar energy costs, and utility production model assessments of the value of wind generation. (LEW)

• OSTI ID: 5488696
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
INTERFERENCE
LAND USE
LAWS
LEGAL ASPECTS
MACHINERY
NATIONAL ENERGY ACT
NOISE
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PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
REVIEWS
SAFETY
SITE SELECTION
SIZING
TESTING
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY
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VERMONT
WIND
WIND POWER
WIND TURBINES