Wind Energy on CD-ROM (version 2)

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The controversy over the utilisation of wind turbines is over - wind energy is now big business. Increased turbine efficiencies and the possibility of offshore exploitation mean that visual intrusion on highly sensitive sites is now much less of an issue.

Europe was aiming at 10,000 MW of wind turbine generators installed by 2010. By end 2004 it has reached a total 34,366 MW out of 47,007MW world wide.

The LIOR Encyclopedia answers, in great detail, all the questions relating to the generation of energy from the wind. International experts provide concise and relevant information on the past, present and future of wind energy. This ranges from how to make an initial resource assessment through to implementing a large-scale wind farm.

Contents

• 1-01 What is Wind Energy?
• 1-02 Uses
• 1-03 History
• 1-04 WT functions
• 1-05 WT concepts
• 1-06 Modern WT components
• 1-07 Electricity production
• 1-08 Infrastructure
• 1-09 Service & maintenance
• 1-10 Energy balance
• 1-11 Environmental benefits
• 1-12 Cost of produced electricit
• 1-13 Cold climate

2. Wind resources & assessment

• 2-01 Resource definition
• 2-02 How wind is created
• 2-03 Nature of resource
• 2-04 Available world resources
• 2-05 Global distribution
• 2-06 Measuring resource
• 2-07 WE into electricity
• 2-08 European Wind Atlas
• 2-09 Topography & surface roughness
• 2-10 Resource documentation
• 2-11 Meteorological statistics - reliability
• 2-12 Measuring equipment
• 2-13 Data collection
• 2-14 WE mapping
• 2-15 Complex terrain

3. Grid connected systems

• 3-01 Most used application
• 3-02 Definition
• 3-03 Electrical demands
• 3-04 Directly coupled
• 3-05 Indirectly coupled
• 3-06 Synchronous machines
• 3-07 Commercial concepts
• 3-08 Impact on the grid
• 3-09 Components for grid connection
• 3-10 Electrical safety recommendations

4. Non grid-connected systems

• 4-01 Rural/Remote area supply
• 4-02 Energy storage

5. Offshore wind resources

• 5-01 What is offshore
• 5-02 Advantages & disavantages
• 5-03 EU offshore resources
• 5-04 Feasibility factors
• 5-05 Foundation types
• 5-06 Sea-cable connection to mainland
• 5-07 Installation economy
• 5-08 Experiences from pilot-projects
• 5-09 Economical size
• 5-10 Environmental issues
• 5-11 Operation & service implications
• 5-12 Special installation techniques
• 5-13 EU potential installation
• 5-14 Future perspectives

6. Implementation into utility systems

• 6-01 Load management
• 6-02 How much WE
• 6-03 Grid connection: advantages
• 6-04 Voltage level of connection
• 6-05 Frequency of the grid
• 6-06 Active & reactive power
• 6-07 Cosinus phi
• 6-08 Cables & transformers
• 6-09 Grid quality control
• 6-10 Production / consumption
• 6-11 WTGs electrical demand 6-12 Flicker

7. Technical characteristics

• 7-01 WT types
• 7-02 Rotor type & orientation
• 7-03 Blades type & number
• 7-04 Rotor revolution speed
• 7-05 Tower types
• 7-06 Drivetrains
• 7-07 Gearboxes
• 7-08 Generators
• 7-09 Yaw principles
• 7-10 Power control
• 7-11 Stall control-Pitch Control
• 7-13 Aerodynamic brakes & control surfaces
• 7-14 Variable speed
• 7-15 Blades
• 7-18 Connection blade / hub
• 7-19 Operational support systems
• 7-20 Overall control & monitoring
• 7-21 Remote control
• 7-22 Power curve
• 7-23 Weight & size
• 7-24 O&M and repair manuals
• 7-25 Safety systems

8. Generated electricity : economy

• 8-01 Definitions
• 8-02 Key parameters
• 8-03 Investment costs
• 8-04 Electricity production
• 8-05 O & M and service costs
• 8-06 Lifetime
• 8-07 Financing
• 8-08 Capacity value
• 8-09 Comparisons with other resources
• 8-10 Individual investor's economy
• 8-11 Externalities
• 8-12 Environmental benefit

9. Market development

• 9-01 20th century development
• 9-02 New era from mid 1970s
• 9-03 World wide penetration
• 9-04 Market drivers
• 9-05 Energy need / Environmental need
• 9-06 World-region distributions
• 9-07 Wind capacity installation EU
• 9-08 WE growth rates EU
• 9-09 Growth: short-term prediction
• 9-10 Growth: long term prediction
• 9-11 Supply side characteristics
• 9-12 World ten top manufacturers
• 9-13 Market customer segments
• 9-14 EU user incentives
• 9-15 EU technology to developing countries
• 9-16 EU industry employment
• 9-17 EU cross-border trade
• 9-18 Sharing electricity production: EU

10. WE future perspectives

• 10-01 Market perspectives
• 10-02 Cost reduction potential
• 10-03 International context
• 10-04 Future applications
• 10-05 WE & hydrogen
• 10-06 Other developments

11.Social context

• 11-01 Employment
• 11-02 Environmental & energy policy

12. Environment

• 12-01 Global environment
• 12-02 Local issues
• 12-03 WE generation
• 12-04 Externalities

13. Planning

• 13-01 Issues
• 13-02 Planning tools

14. Standards and certification

• 14-01 Why?
• 14-02 EU: type approval
• 14-03 EU certification

15. Measuring on WTG systems

• 15-01 Power curve
• 15-02 Mechanical load
• 15-03 Blade tests
• 15-04 Noise, electrical, protection
• 15-05 MEASNET

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