Wind Power: The Industry Grows Up

ISBN: 1593702442

Author: Busby, Rebecca

Condition: New

In her timely new book, best-selling author Rebecca Busby provides a balanced, comprehensive view of the wind power industry. This book enables readers to: Expand their knowledge of the environmental and economic issues associated with wind power development Understand the steps involved in developing a wind farm and the best ways to operate it successfully and profitably Find out how wind energy is integrated into power grids and transmission networks, including the growing use of technologies for energy storage Get an overall picture of the global wind business and the deployment of offshore wind power Learn the basics of how wind power is generated and used, how wind turbines work, and how wind power systems are designed Find out how wind energy is measured and evaluated at prospective sites, including maps of wind resources worldwide Review the status of global wind energy research, technology development, and product testing, as well as advanced wind power generation concepts