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Michael Brower - Wind Resource Assessment: A Practical Guide to Developing a Wind Project - 9781118022320 - V9781118022320
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Wind Resource Assessment: A Practical Guide to Developing a Wind Project

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Description for Wind Resource Assessment: A Practical Guide to Developing a Wind Project Hardcover. * Promotes a consistent standard for wind assessment across the industry * Accelerates learning process by providing a comprehensive text * Information ranges from fundamentals of wind to cutting edge research topics . Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RB; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770.

A practical, authoritative guide to the assessment of wind resources for utility-scale wind projects—authored by a team of experts from a leading renewable energy consultancy

The successful development of wind energy projects depends on an accurate assessment of where, how often, and how strongly the wind blows. A mistake in this stage of evaluation can cause severe financial losses and missed opportunities for developers, lenders, and investors.

Wind Resource Assessment: A Practical Guide to Developing a Wind Project shows readers how to achieve a high standard of resource assessment, reduce the uncertainty associated with long-term energy performance, and maximize the ... Read more

In addition, Wind Resource Assessment addresses special topics such as:

  • Worker safety

  • Data security

  • Remote sensing technology (sodar and lidar)

  • Offshore resource assessment

  • Impacts of climate change

  • Uncertainty estimation

  • Plant design and energy production estimatio

Filled with important information ranging from basic fundamentals of wind to cutting-edge research topics, and accompanied by helpful references and discussion questions, this comprehensive text—designed for an international audience—is a vital reference that promotes consistent standards for wind assessment across the industry.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118022320
SKU
V9781118022320
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Michael Brower
Michael C. Brower, PhD, editor and lead author, is Chief Technical Officer of AWS Truepower, LLC, where he leads product development and helps ensure quality and standards across the company. A physicist and prominent expert in wind energy, he has led numerous assessments of utility-scale wind projects around the world. He is also known for his contributions to wind flow ... Read more

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