Enabling Wind Power Nationwide

Technical Report · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1220457· OSTI ID:1220457

Jose, Zayas ^[1]; Michael, Derby ^[1]; Patrick, Gilman ^[1]; Ananthan, Shreyas ^[1]; Lantz, Eric ^[2]; Cotrell, Jason ^[2]; Beck, Fredic ^[3]; Tusing, Richard ^[4]

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1. Dept. of Energy (DOE), Washington DC (United States)
2. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
3. SRA International, Inc., Fairfax, VA (United States)
4. New West Technologies, Portland, OR (United States)

Leveraging this experience, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Wind and Water Power Technologies Office has evaluated the potential for wind power to generate electricity in all 50 states. This report analyzes and quantifies the geographic expansion that could be enabled by accessing higher above ground heights for wind turbines and considers the means by which this new potential could be responsibly developed.

• Research Organization: U.S. Department fo Energy
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind Program (EE-4W)
• OSTI ID: 1220457
• Report Number(s): DOE/EE-1218; 7068
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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