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Title: Current and Future Opportunities for Wind Power in the Southeast

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1333056

This presentation discusses future wind opportunities in the Southeast including factors such as changes in wind turbine technology, historical innovation trends, and forecast demand growth among regions. The presentation covers the current status of wind in the United States at 80-m hub height and the near-future outlook with a hub height at 110 to 140 meters. Future cost reductions in 2030 and beyond are also explored. Heidi Tinnesand presented this information to a utility advisory group meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 5, 2016.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1333056
Report Number(s):
NREL/PR-5000-67354
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at a Utility Advisory Group meeting on High Altitude Wind Resources and Technology, 5 October 2016, Charlotte, North Carolina
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English