2011 Ultimate Guide to Wind Power and Wind Energy - Turbines, Small Wind Systems, Low Wind Speed, Offshore Wind Farms, Grid Integration, Resource Maps, Market Reports (Ringbound Book and DVD-ROM)

This ringbound book and DVD-ROM set provides an unprecedented encyclopedic collection of authoritative official documents, reference books, guides, handbooks, and technical reports about every conceivable aspect of wind power - with over 88,000 pages of invaluable material presented in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The ringbound book reproduces an important overview of the wind energy situation, Twenty Percent Wind Energy by 2030, Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply. Content include Wind Geography, Transmission and Integration, Electrical Energy Mix, New Wind Installations, Greenhouse Gas Reductions, Water Conservation, Energy Security and Stability, Modern Wind Turbine, Wind Plant Performance, Current Turbine Size, Status of Turbine Components, Technology Improvements on the Horizon, Technical and Financial Risks, Offshore Wind Technology, Distributed Wind, Small Turbine Technology, Raw Material Requirements, Manufacturing Capability, Lessons Learned, Infrastructure, Saving Water, Public Perception, Wind Power Markets, Large-scale Wind Power Plants, Offshore, Community, Small, Native American, Wind Capacity Supply Curves, and much more. This incredible library, encompassing over 4 gigabytes of data, has been revised and updated for this 2011 edition. Progressive Management has been a leader in renewable energy publishing for nearly a decade, and we believe that this exceptional collection provides the most comprehensive set of government wind energy documents ever offered! If you have a professional or personal interest in wind energy, you will find this disc to be an effective, time-saving, and practical source of ready-to-use information. DVD-ROM: The collection includes 572 PDF files; contents include documents from the Department of Energy and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Some of the topics covered include: the government's 20% wind energy by 2030 goal and plan; manufacturing; materials; turbines; rotors; drivetrains; blades; certification; control systems; partnerships; towers; small wind systems and turbines; low wind speed technology; large wind turbines; economic impacts; environmental and wildlife issues, including avian risks; electrical grid integration; offshore wind farms; siting strategies; market development; public policies; distributed wind technology; regional wind resources; wind energy resource atlas of nations; wind resource assessment handbook; acoustic impact; noise reduction; operational testing and field verification; NREL technical reports; rural wind development; utility and co-op impacts; the Wind Powering America program, and much more.