Small wind systems application analysis. Executive summary

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6036280

This detailed application study of Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems (SWECS) was conducted for the Department of Energy under subcontract with the Rockwell International Corporation. The purpose of the study was to estimate the potential market for SWECS, or wind machines smaler than 100 kW for five selected applications. The goals of the study were to aid manufacturers in attaining financing by convincing venture capital investors of the potential of SWECS and to aid government planners in allocating R and D expenditures that will effectively advance SWECS commercialization. The five applications were selected through an initial screening and priority-ranking analysis. The year of analysis was 1985, but all dollar amounts, such as fuel costs, are expressed in 1980 dollars. The five SWECS applications investigated were farm residences, non-farm residences rural electric cooperatives, feed grinders, and remote communities.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Golden, CO (USA). Rocky Flats Plant; JBF Scientific Corp., Wilmington, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP03533
• OSTI ID: 6036280
• Report Number(s): RFP-3147/1; ON: DE82004206
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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