TY - BOOK
TI - Wind energy: renewable energy and the environment
AU - Nelson, V
AU - Starcher, K
AB - The utilization of wind power and other renewable energy sources has been growing at a phenomenal rate. Wind Energy, Third Edition explores the wind industry from its inception in the 1970s to today; presents the design, aerodynamics, operation, control, applications, as well as different types of wind turbines. An overview of energy examines world consumption and use of fossil fuels, and includes a section on global climate change. It covers the characteristics of wind, such as shear, power potential, and turbulence, and discusses the measurement and siting of individual wind turbines and wind farms. It also discusses the political and economic factors regarding the adoption of wind as an energy source.
CY - Boca Raton, FL
DA - 2019/01//
PY - 2019
ET - 3rd
SP - 326
PB - CRC Press
UR - https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429463150
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
ER -