Wind energy : renewable energy and the environment /
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 eco...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
[2019]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
| Series: | Energy and the environment (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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| Summary: | 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, power potential, and turbulence, and discusses the measurement and siting of individual wind turbines and wind farms. This new edition is fully updated throughout, and adds new material on wind forecasting, offshore wind, decommissioning and repowering wind farms, and more. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780429463150 0429463154 9780429871764 0429871767 9780429871771 0429871775 9780429871788 0429871783 |