Wind Energy 1975-1985 - Farmer, Penny

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Résumé :
1 Research and Development.- 1.1 International (including developing countries).- 1.2 United States and Canada.- 1.3 Europe.- 1.4 Africa.- 1.5 Middle East.- 1.6 Far East.- 1.7 Australia/New Zealand.- 1.8 South America.- 2 Resource Assessment and Site Selection.- 2.1 Methodology.- 2.2 Feasibility Assessments and Studies.- 3 Design of Wind Energy Conversion Systems.- 3.1 Systems Design and Siting.- 3.2 Wind Turbines: Design and Testing.- 4 Institutional Incentives and Controls on Wind Energy Conversion Systems.- 4.1 State and Government Incentives.- 4.2 Legal and Environmental Implications of WECS.- 4.3 Safety Aspects of WECS.- 5 Applications of Wind Energy Conversion Systems.- 5.1 Economics and Marketing of WECS for Various Applications.- 5.2 Electric Power Generation Using WECS.- 5.3 Domestic Applications: Self-Sufficiency and Water/Space Heating.- 5.4 Agriculture including Irrigation.- 5.5 Other Applications including Desalination Plants, Telecommunications and Wind Propulsion.- 6 Bibliographies.- 7 Author Index....

Sommaire:
1 Research and Development.- 1.1 International (including developing countries).- 1.2 United States and Canada.- 1.2.1 Renewable Energy Resources - Federal Programmes.- 1.2.2 Renewable Energy Resources - State Programmes.- 1.2.3 Wind Energy Programmes.- 1.3 Europe.- 1.3.1 United Kingdom.- 1.3.1.1 Renewable Energy Resources.- 1.3.1.2 Wind Energy.- 1.3.2 Netherlands.- 1.3.3 Scandinavia.- 1.3.4 Other European Countries.- 1.4 Africa.- 1.5 Middle East.- 1.6 Far East.- 1.7 Australia/New Zealand.- 1.8 South America.- 2 Resource Assessment and Site Selection.- 2.1 Methodology.- 2.1.1 Models (Mathematical and Physical).- 2.2 Feasibility Assessments and Studies.- 2.2.1 U.S.A..- 2.2.1.1 United States Wind Energy Resource Atlas Project.- 2.2.2 Other Countries.- 3 Design of Wind Energy Conversion Systems.- 3.1 Systems Design and Siting.- 3.1.1 Offshore Systems.- 3.1.2 Simulation and Modelling.- 3.2 Wind Turbines: Design and Testing.- 3.2.1 Vertical Axis Turbines.- 3.2.2 Horizontal Axis Turbines.- 3.2.3 Tornado Type Wind Turbines.- 3.2.4 Oscillatory Wind Energy Conversion Systems.- 3.2.5 Rotor Design; Aerodynamics; Materials.- 4 Institutional Incentives and Controls on Wind Energy Conversion Systems.- 4.1 State and Government Incentives.- 4.2 Legal and Environmental Implications of WECS.- 4.3 Safety Aspects of WECS.- 5 Applications of Wind Energy Conversion Systems.- 5.1 Economics and Marketing of WECS for Various Applications.- 5.2 Electric Power Generation Using WECS.- 5.2.1 Technical Aspects of Electric Power Generation Using WECS.- 5.2.1.1 Energy Storage Mechanisms for WECS Electric Power Generation.- 5.2.2 Costs and Economics of WECS Power Generation for Electric Utilities.- 5.2.2.1 Value Analysis of WECS for Utility Grids.- 5.2.3 Energy Management and Operation of Integrated Systems.- 5.3 Domestic Applications: Self-Sufficiency and Water/Space Heating.- 5.4 Agriculture including Irrigation.- 5.5 Other Applications including Desalination Plants, Telecommunications and Wind Propulsion.- 6 Bibliographies.- 7 Author Index.