Taking advantage of modern turbines
Here, wind facilities have generally deployed turbines of the same power and height in regular uniform arrays. Now, the modern generation of turbines, with customer-selectable tower heights and larger rotors, can significantly increase wind energy's economic potential using less land to generate cheaper electricity.
- Authors:
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[1]
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Denver, CO (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5000-71268
Journal ID: ISSN 2058-7546
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Energy
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2058-7546
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Research Org:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 17 WIND ENERGY; wind energy; resource assessment; siting; turbine technology
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1440734