| Wind Power: The Industry Grows Up Contributor(s): Busby, Rebecca (Author) |
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ISBN: 1593702442 ISBN-13: 9781593702441 Publisher: Pennwell Books OUR PRICE: $101.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Electrical - Technology & Engineering | Power Resources - Alternative & Renewable |
| Dewey: 621.312 |
| LCCN: 2011047129 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (2.60 lbs) 540 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |