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Wind Energy - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover)
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Wind Energy - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover)
Series: Contemporary World Issues
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While covering the fascinating history of wind power as a whole,
this timely handbook focuses on current technological developments
and the promise-and pitfalls-of wind energy as part of the world's
energy future. The use of wind power for the generation of
electricity holds vast potential for solving the world's energy
problems, but numerous technical and social issues must be
addressed before that potential can be realized. This handbook will
both educate students about current issues related to wind energy
and introduce the ways in which mankind has harnessed the wind
through the ages. The book covers topics as diverse as early
windmills in Europe, the United States, China, and the Middle East;
the development of wind farms for electricity generation; and
political factors involved in the development of wind energy today.
Conventional wind turbine mechanics are explained, as are the
technical improvements that drive modern wind turbines and other
wind systems. What makes the handbook unique is that it combines
hard science with perspective pieces that address topics such as
potential environmental damage that can result from modern wind
technology, and how recent developments in wind turbine technology
hold the promise for considerably reducing the cost of this
alternate energy source, making it competitive with conventional
fossil fuels. Readers will be engaged by extensive discussion of
the economic, political, and ethical issues raised by the expanding
use of wind energy in the United States and elsewhere, and they
will be intrigued by a look at what wind power can mean to the
planet's energy future. Serves as a comprehensive introduction to
the topic and a guide for further study Features expert essays on
issues and controversies related to the use of wind energy Covers
the dangers wind power poses to wildlife as well as its impacts on
communities' economic development Profiles key individuals and
organizations in the field Includes statistical information on the
production and consumption of wind energy in the United States and
around the world
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