Wind power. DOE contracts

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · Alternative Sources Energy; (United States)

OSTI ID:5691142

The DOE has awarded five contracts totaling $405,000 under its Cooperative Research Program for Wind Energy Systems. The companies selected will complete research programs under a cost-sharing basis with the DOE. The focus of the program is on wind-diesel hybrid systems, wind-electric water pumping, and wake effects of wind machine and wind project spacing. The companies selected under the program are: Atlantic Orient Corp. of Norwich, Vermont, to study system stability and penetration for wind-diesel systems; Bergey Windpower Co. of Norman, Oklahoma, to study testing and analysis of small wind-electric pumping systems; Fayette Manufacturing Corp. of Tracy, California, to measure variable-distance wake effects utilizing a roving wind turbine; Northern Power Systems of Moretown, Vermont, to study the development of improved wind-diesel systems using battery storage; and US Windpower of Livermore, California, to study macroscale effects on the ambient wind speed of an upstream windfarm.

• OSTI ID: 5691142
• Journal Information: Alternative Sources Energy; (United States), Journal Name: Alternative Sources Energy; (United States) Vol. 93; ISSN ASEND
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

17 WIND ENERGY
170600* -- Wind Energy Engineering
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
295000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Hydrogen & Synthetic Fuels
299003 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Unconventional Sources & Power Generation-- Other-- (-1989)
DIESEL ENGINES
ELECTRIC POWER
ENGINES
FINANCING
HEAT ENGINES
HYBRID SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MACHINERY
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
POWER
PUMPS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
WATER PUMPS
WIND TURBINE ARRAYS
WIND TURBINES
WIND-POWERED PUMPS