05026nam 2200637Ia 450 991097035260332120251116221356.01-61324-138-0(CKB)2560000000071264(EBL)3018081(SSID)ssj0000474479(PQKBManifestationID)12158800(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474479(PQKBWorkID)10454128(PQKB)11615045(MiAaPQ)EBC3018081(Au-PeEL)EBL3018081(CaPaEBR)ebr10659003(OCoLC)923654814(BIP)25896691(EXLCZ)99256000000007126420091020d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWind power technology, economics and policies /Cedrick N. Osphey, editor1st ed.New York Nova Sciencec20091 online resource (418 p.)Renewable energy: research, development and policies seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-60692-323-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.""WIND POWER: TECHNOLOGY,ECONOMICS AND POLICIES""; ""WIND POWER: TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMICS AND POLICIES ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""WIND POWER IN THE UNITED STATES:TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMIC, AND POLICY ISSUES*""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""The Rise of Wind""; ""Benefits and Drawbacks of Wind Power""; ""WIND RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY""; ""Wind Power Fundamentals""; ""Wind Resources""; ""Wind Power Technology""; ""WIND INDUSTRY COMPOSITION AND TRENDS""; ""Wind Turbine Manufacturers and Wind Plant Developers""; ""International Comparisons""; ""WIND POWER ECONOMICS""""Cost and Operating Characteristics of Wind Power""""Levelized Cost Comparison""; ""WIND POLICY ISSUES""; ""Siting and Permitting Issues""; ""Transmission Constraints""; ""Renewable Production Tax Credit""; ""Renewable Portfolio Standards""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""APPENDIX. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY AND ASSUMPTIONS""; ""END NOTES""; ""ANNUAL REPORT ON U.S.WIND POWER INSTALLATION, COST,AND PERFORMANCE TRENDS: 2007*""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ACRONYMS""; ""U.S.WIND POWER CAPACITY SURGED BY 46% IN 2007, WITH 5,329M WADDED AND 9 BILLION INVESTED""""WIND POWER CONTRIBUTED 35%OF ALL NEW U.S. ELECTRIC GENERATING CAPACITY IN 2007""""THE UNITED STATES CONTINUED TO LEAD THE WORLD IN ANNUAL CAPACITY GROWTH""; ""TEXAS EASILY EXCEEDED OTHER STATES IN ANNUAL CAPACITY GROWTH""; ""DATA FROM INTERCONNECTION QUEUES DEMONSTRATE THAT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WIND CAPACITY IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT""; ""GEWIND REMAINED THE DOMINANT TURBINE MANUFACTURER, BUT A GROWING NUMBER OF OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE CAPTURING MARKET SHARE""; ""SOARING DEMAND FOR WIND SPURS EXPANSION OF U.S.WIND TURBINE MANUFACTURING""""AVERAGE TURBINE SIZE CONTINUED TO GROW,ALBEIT AT A SLOWER PACE""""THE AVERAGE SIZE OF WIND PROJECTS EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY""; ""DEVELOPER CONSOLIDATION CONTINUED AT A TORRID PACE""; ""COMFORT WITH AND USE OF INNOVATIVE FINANCING STRUCTURES INCREASED""; ""IPP PROJECT OWNERSHIP REMAINED DOMINANT, BUT UTILITY INTEREST IN OWNERSHIP CONTINUED,WHILE COMMUNITY WIND FALTERED""; ""THOUGH LONG-TERM CONTRACTED SALES TO UTILITIES REMAINED THE MOST COMMON OFF-TAKE ARRANGEMENT,MERCHANT PLANTS AND SALES TO POWER MARKETERS ARE BECOMING MORE PREVALENT""; ""UPWARD PRESSURE ON WIND POWER PRICES CONTINUED IN 2007""""WIND REMAINED COMPETITIVE IN WHOLESALE POWER MARKETS""""PROJECT PERFORMANCE AND CAPITAL COSTS DRIVE WIND POWER PRICES""; ""INSTALLED PROJECT COSTS CONTINUED TO RISE IN 2007,AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF DECLINE""; ""PROJECT COST INCREASES ARE A FUNCTION OF TURBINE PRICES,AND TURBINE PRICES HAVE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY""; ""WIND PROJECT PERFORMANCE HAS IMPROVED OVER TIME""; ""OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE AGE AND SIZE OF THE PROJECT, AMONG OTHER FACTORS""; ""NEW STUDIES CONTINUED TO FIND THAT INTEGRATING WIND INTO POWER SYSTEMS IS MANAGEABLE, BUT NOT COSTLESS""""SOLUTIONS TO TRANSMISSION BARRIERS BEGAN TO EMERGE, BUT CONSTRAINTS REMAIN""Rising energy prices and concern over greenhouse gas emissions have focused congressional attention on energy alternatives, including wind power. This book describes utility-scale wind power issues in the United States as well as background on wind energy; wind resources and technology; industry composition and trends; and, wind power economics.Renewable energy: research, development and policies series.Wind powerUnited StatesWind powerWind powerWind power.333.9/2Osphey Cedrick N1870947MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970352603321Wind power4479535UNINA