Wind energy : renewable energy and the environment

✍ Scribed by Nelson, Vaughn; Starcher, Kenneth

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 327
Series: Energy and the environment (Boca Raton Fla.)
Edition: Third edition.
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book explores the wind industry from its inception in the 1970s to today; presents the design, aerodynamics, operation, control, applications, and different types of wind turbines; and provides ample reasons to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. It also discusses the political and economic factors regarding the adoption of wind as an energy source. It covers the characteristics of wind, such as shear, Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction. Energy. Wind Characteristics. Wind Resource Assessment. Wind Turbines. Design of Wind Turbines. Electrical Issues. Performance. Siting. Applications and Wind Industry. Institutional Issues. Economics. Index.

✦ Subjects

Wind power;Wind power plants;TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical;SCIENCE / Energy

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