Wind energy's new role in supplying the world's energy : what role will structural health monitoring play? /
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Golden, CO :
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
[2009]
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| Series: | Conference paper (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)) ;
NREL/CP-500-46180. |
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS120069 |
| Abstract: | Wind energy installations are leading all other forms of new energy installations in the United States and Europe. In Europe, large wind plants are supplying as much as 25% of Denmark's energy needs and 8% of the electric needs for Germany and Spain, who have more ambitious goals on the horizon. Although wind energy only produces about 2% of the current electricity demand in the United States, the U.S. Department of Energy, in collaboration with wind industry experts, has drafted a plan that would bring the U.S. installed wind capacity up to 20% of the nation's total electrical supply. To meet these expectations, wind energy must be extremely reliable. Structural health monitoring will play a critical role in making this goal successful. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed December 28, 2009). "December 2009." Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (8 pages) : digital, PDF file. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 8). |