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Title: Acquisition of wind rights for wind energy development

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OSTI ID:5987763

Identifying suitable sites for large wind machine clusters, or wind farms, requires more than finding a location with an adequate wind resource. Consideration must also be given to the question of how land-use policies and regulations will affect the siting of wind system installations. In particular, the issue of acquiring wind rights, or guaranteed access to the wind resource for electric power generation, will be vital to the development of wind energy. This paper examines several methods for acquiring and preserving access to the wind resource and for dealing with related land-use issues.

Research Organization:
Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-77CH00178
OSTI ID:
5987763
Report Number(s):
SERI/TP-211-1421; CONF-811043-5; ON: DE82001545
Resource Relation:
Conference: 5. biennial wind energy conference and workshop, Washington, DC, USA, 5 Oct 1981
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English