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Companies
Acciona Energy - the largest wind developer in the world with a portfolio of more than 4,500 megawatts installed in 169 wind farms in 10 countries. In solar energy, the company's Nevada Solar One project represents the largest solar thermal electric power plant (64 MW) built in the world in the last 16 years, in addition to the company's 29 MW installations of photovoltaic power and a 46 MW photovoltaic solar plant under development in Portugal. In the area of biomass, Acciona maintains three biomass plants (33 MW) and small hydro power plants (59 MW). In biofuels, the company produces biodiesel from vegetable oils and bioethanol from surplus wine. Website. Locations: Spain.
Website: http://www.acciona.es; http://www.acciona-energia.com/default.asp
Aerisyn - a builder of wind towers.
Locations: Dallas, Texas.
Website: http://www.aerisynenergy.com
AES - global reach allows us to leverage growth opportunities in wind generation around the world. We entered the wind market in 2004 in the US and quickly gained scale and experience. During 2006, AES expanded its wind energy business into Europe by acquiring a majority interest in 640 MW of development projects in the attractive UK market. Website.
Airtricity - is a world leading renewable energy company developing and operating wind farms across Europe and North America. The company has 13 wind farms in operation throughout USA, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland resulting in 455MW. A further 11 wind farms totalling over 600MW are under construction with a global pipeline in excess of 10,000MW. The company has a supply business in Ireland with 35,000 customers. The company has almost 400 employees, a turnover of $230m and has been most recently valued at $1.6bn. Website. Partners: Fluor.
American Superconductor - technologies are proving to be the solutions of choice for wind farms around the globe – enabling operators to regulate voltage to optimize the operation and output of individual wind turbines and wind farm owners to meet the standards for interconnection of wind farms to power grids. AMSC Power Systems (Power Systems), which supplies electrical systems used in wind turbines; sells power electronic products that regulate wind farm voltage to enable their interconnection to the power grid; licenses wind energy system designs to manufacturers of such systems, and provides consulting services to the wind industry. Supplier to the China Market. Website.
Bergey
Windpower - is one of the world’s leading suppliers of small wind turbines. With 30 years
experience, installations in 49 U.S. States and more than 90 countries, and an international network
of 600 dealers, we have the products and experience to put the wind to work for you. Distributed
systems.
Website.
BP Wind - Website. Customers: AEP.
Broadwind Energy - owns, supports and strategically positions companies that manufacture, install and maintain components for energy and infrastructure-related industries with a primary emphasis on the wind energy sector. The company's operational platforms include wind tower manufacturing, other heavy steel manufacturing, service and construction and precision gear manufacturing. Its platform companies currently include Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc., a precision gearing systems manufacturer in Cicero, Ill.; Energy Maintenance Service (EMS), a wind energy operation and maintenance service provider in Gary, S.D.; RBA Inc., a heavy weld and machining fabricator in Manitowoc, Wis.; and Tower Tech Systems, Inc., a wind tower manufacturer in Manitowoc, Wis. Broadwind and its platform companies employ approximately 800 people across the United States.
Locations: Naperville, Illinois.
Stock: OTC: BWEN
Website: http://www.broadwindenergy.com
Clipper Windpower - a wind energy technology company which manufactures the 2.5 MW Liberty turbine and actively develops wind power generating projects in the Americas and Europe. Website.
Community Energy - We are a team on a mission – a mission to supply the demand for fuel-free energy through the construction of new wind farms. Founded in 1999 with the support of environmental leaders and energy suppliers, Community Energy, Inc. (CEI) helped pioneer the U.S. market for renewable energy sales and grow the availability of wind-generated electricity. With the commitment of our customers and partners, we’re building new wind farms and making clean energy available to customers nationwide. Community Energy is uniquely positioned to provide climate change and energy solutions, and rapidly advance the availability of clean energy – today – through the development of wind farms nationwide. Community Energy is a subsidiary of Iberdrola. Website. Locations: Radnor, Pennsylvania.
Competitive Power Ventures - is a greenfield development, asset management and transaction execution company focused on the North American power generation market. Led by Doug Egan, Gary Lambert and John Foster, the Company has principal offices in Silver Spring, MD and Braintree, MA. Website. Investors: ArcLight Capital.
Dakota Wind Energy - is keeping wind locally-owned in South Dakota and is the first utility-scale community-owned wind project in the state. Dakota Wind Energy was founded by National Wind and Gerry Fisher, a local South Dakota landowner . As co-founders, National Wind and Fisher have worked with local landowners and community leaders to capitalize this project. Website. Board Of Directors: Webpage.
DeWind Inc. - produces, sells, and licenses the DeWind series of wind energy turbines
including the 50Hz D6 rated at 1.25 megawatts (MW) and the 50Hz D8 rated at 2 MW, both noted for
their reliability. In 2007, the first new 2 MW D8.2 turbines are planned to be delivered to North
American customers from assembly operations at TECO Westinghouse Motor Company in Texas. The D8.2
utilizes the advanced WinDrive(R) hydrodynamic torque converter developed by Voith AG with a
synchronous AC generator that is able to connect directly to the grid at high voltage without the
use of power conversion electronics. The DeWind D8.2 will be available in both a 60Hz and 50Hz
version. Subsidiary of
Composite Technology Corporation.
Distributed Energy Systems - Wind Turbine Manufacturer. Distributed Systems.
EDP - See HorizonWind below (EDP acquisition).
Entegrity Wind Systems - Wind Turbine Manufacturer. Distributed Systems.
enXco
- develops, constructs, operates and manages wind energy projects throughout the United States.
Since 1987, enXco has grown to become a leading provider of operation and maintenance services for
wind energy projects, and has emerged as an industry leader in wind project development and
construction. enXco's exclusive focus on wind energy has resulted in an organization specifically
tailored to apply the vast amount of experience earned over the years. Since 2002, enXco has been an
affiliate of EdF Energies Nouvelles (formerly SIIF Energies). EdF Energies Nouvelles is a member of
the EdF (Electricite' de France) Group, with the charter of becoming a world leader in renewable
energy.
Website.
Locations: Palm Springs, and Escondido California.
Gamesa - Wind Turbine manufacturer.
GE Wind Turbines - GE is one of the world's leading wind turbine suppliers. With over 7,500 worldwide wind turbine installations comprising more than 9,800 MW of capacity, our knowledge and expertise spans more than two decades. With wind manufacturing and assembly facilities in Germany, Spain, China, Canada and the United States, our current product portfolio includes wind turbines with rated capacities ranging from 1.5 to 3.6 megawatts and support services ranging from development assistance to operation and maintenance. Website.
Grasslands Renewable Energy - mission is to design and develop the infrastructure necessary to facilitate large scale renewable energy production. Our core value of creative problem solving is facilitated by the diverse backgrounds of the individuals we have assembled to tackle the problems associated with large scale renewable energy integration into our electrical systems. We seek an open dialogue with energy developers, landowners, community members, governmental officials and even competitors to build systems that will be the envy of the world.
Locations: Montana.
Website: http://www.gre-llc.com/
First Wind - is a leading independent North American wind energy company focused exclusively on the development, ownership and operation of wind energy projects.
Locations: Newton, Massachusetts.
Website: http://www.firstwind.com
FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp - manufactures high efficiency utility-scale shrouded wind turbines.
Locations: Massachusetts.
Websites: http://www.flodesignwindturbine.org
Fluor Corporation - is one of the world's largest, publicly owned engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance services companies. Over the past century, Fluor, through its operating subsidiaries, has become a trusted global business leader by providing exceptional expertise and technical knowledge across every phase of a project. Clients rely on Fluor to deliver world-class solutions that optimize their assets, improve their competitive position, and increase their long-term business success. Website. Partners: Airtricity.
Horizon Wind Energy - develops, constructs, owns, and operates wind farms throughout the United States. Horizon is expected to be the third largest owner of wind power generation facilities in the United States by the end of 2007, with 1,324 net MW of generating capacity in operation. Horizon also has a high-quality portfolio of development projects across fifteen states, with combined aggregate generating potential of over 9,000 MW. Horizon’s predecessor company, Zilkha Renewable Energy, was purchased by The Goldman Sachs Group in 2005. Website. HQ: Houston, Texas; Other Locations. Acquired by EDP *
Iberdrola Renewables - is a global utility with activities in the full value chain of the electricity business from generation to distribution. The main markets where the company operates are Spain, the UK, the US, Mexico and Brazil. Globally the company has approximately 24 million electricity points of supply and almost 40,000 MW of generation capacity of which over 16,500 M.W. are from renewable energies, showing the strong commitment of the company to the environment. One of the largest wind farm players in the world. Website. See Community Energy above as well.
Locations: Portland (HQ), Oregon; Radnor, Pennsylvania.
ITI Energy - is investing up to £2.3 million to develop a wind turbine access system - Orangutan® - which will dramatically improve the efficiency of maintenance operations on wind turbines. The technology, initially developed for use onshore, has the potential to be used in the construction of turbines and for offshore applications. See Energy - Capital Page. Large Scale Battery page on site. *
Juhl Wind - is an established leader in Community-based Wind Power development and management, focused on wind farms projects throughout the United States and Canada. Juhl Wind pioneered community-based wind farms, developing the currently accepted financial, operational and legal structure providing local ownership of medium-to-large scale wind farms. To date, the Company has completed 11 wind farm projects and provides operations management and oversight across the portfolio. Juhl Wind services every aspect of wind farm development from full development and ownership to consultation. Juhl Wind is based in Woodstock, Minnesota and is traded on the OTCBB under the smybol JUHL.OB
Locations: Woodstock, Minnesota.
Website: http://www.juhlwind.com
Juwi International - develops renewable energy projects worldwide. Working with landowners, local communities, financial institutions and utility companies, we evaluate sites, lease land, design, build and operate wind farms as well as large scale photovoltaic systems on rooftops and open-space installations. Website. *
Magenn Power Inc. - is a Wind Power Anywhere™ solution with distinct advantages over existing Conventional Wind Turbines and Diesel Generating Systems including: global deployment, lower costs, better operational performance, and greater environmental advantages. Website. HQ: Ottawa.
Makani Power - is seeking to harness high-altitude wind energy to produce energy at an unsubsidized real cost significantly below that of the least expensive coal-fired power plants, the current benchmark of the lowest cost source of power. Website.
Mariah Power - vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT's) and their application in urban, suburban and rural environments. Product = WindSpire Energy Appliance. Website.
Meteocontrol - Energy - Renewable IT Page.
Mitsubishi - Wind Turbine manufacturer.
Navitas Energy - is a leading commercial wind power developer, dedicated to providing customers with low cost, high quality, reliable wind power generation.
Navitas Energy generates a cleaner environment with each wind farm that we build. We sell wind energy to electric utilities, co-ops and municipals who want to give their customers the "power to choose ... a cleaner environment." Investing in wind energy ensures a cleaner future for us all and will pay dividends in clean air for future generations.
Locations: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
People: http://www.windpower.com/people.cfm
Website: http://www.windpower.com/
Nordex - Wind Turbine manufacturer.
Nordic Windpower - After 20 years of R&D and 10 years of very successful turbine operation, Nordic Windpower was formed to commercialize the ground-breaking Nordic technology for wind turbines. The company is a merger of Swedish, US, and UK teams with decades of success in wind and other renewables. All of the team members have a longstanding commitment to the renewables industry and to business excellence.
Nordic's manufacturing facility will be located close to initial customers. The exact location and local community partnership will be announced soon. The San Francisco Bay Area headquarters will oversee technology, marketing, sales, and finance.
Advisory Board - http://www.nordicwindpower.com/about/executive_team.html
Locations: Berkeley, California.
People: http://www.nordicwindpower.com/about/executive_team.html
Website: http://www.nordicwindpower.com/
PacWind - PacWind is committed to bringing economical, dependable, quiet, and safe wind power to every location on our planet, including the places where we all live, work, shop, and play. Our energy crisis and global climate changes illustrate the critical need for us to utilize renewable energy sources in order to protect our planet. After years of successful research, engineering, and product development, PacWind has created revolutionary products that bring the infinite resource of wind energy into all the urban regions of our world, along with all of the rural and remote regions as well. Website. HQ: Torrance, California.
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) - possesses all the skills and experience required to design, develop, build and operate a successful wind farm, from choosing sites and designing the project (for maximum power performance and minimum local impact), through the planning and consenting stage (including environmental assessment and financing), right up to the construction and operation of a generating wind farm. We ensure projects are designed to generate power at the most competitive prices.
Website: http://www.res-ltd.com
Ridgeline Energy - with personnel located in Idaho, Oregon and Washington, focuses on developing utility-scale wind energy projects in the Pacific Northwest and western United States that meet our customers' needs and provide significant benefits to our host communities and landowners
Locations: Seattle, Washington.
Website: http://www.ridgelineenergy.com
S&C Electric - Specialized switching and protection equipment to support wind installations. See Industry Supplier Page.
Shell WindEnergy - has become one of the largest wind power developers in the world. We have major new projects underway in the USA and are exploring opportunities in China with a leading local energy supplier. We are also using our experience from oil and gas production at sea to tackle the operating and cost challenges of running large wind power projects offshore. Website.
Siemens - Wind turbine manufacturer.
Skypower - See Solar Page.
Southwest Windpower - Wind Turbine manufacturer - distributed systems.
Suzlon - Wind Turbine manufacturer.
Third Planet Windpower - committed to creating, owning, and operating commercial-scale wind projects throughout the United States. Wind energy projects provide substantial economic benefits to their communities. Renewable wind energy is a growing industry with multiple benefits. Wind energy projects are environmentally friendly; provide clean, safe, and domestic energy; and demonstrate an investment in our own rural communities. The Third Planet Windpower team is committed to reducing our nation's reliance on fossil fuels by generating clean, renewable energy. Third Planet Windpower is a dedicated team of wind energy professionals in offices throughout the western two-thirds of the United States. We are well capitalized and are developing more than 20 wind energy projects comprising more than 7,500 MW. Website.
UPC Wind - is a leader in wind power production, with more than 40 wind farms in development across the country. Founded in 1995 by executives who had previously built one of the world's most successful wind companies, UPC Wind has remained focused on wind farm development, ownership and operation. We are committed to the communities we work with to achieve the most efficient and economic wind generation projects in North America. We build primarily in the Northeast, West and Hawaii, and are already producing nearly 100 MW of energy through three operational wind farms. UPC Wind is currently developing more than 3,500 MW of wind power projects in several markets through various subsidiary companies. Website.
UpWind Solutions - We help wind project developers and owners maximize profits and ensure project success. UpWind Solutions is a full-service operations and maintenance service provider for utility-scale wind energy projects with a bold, innovative approach to business.
Locations: Unknown
Website: http://www.upwindsolutions.com
Variable
Wind Solutions - specializes in
providing solutions that make wind power more reliable, and facilitate the connection of wind
turbines to the power grid. A major challenge for wind turbines is achieving stable power output
that can be efficiently and effectively channeled into the power grid, especially when wind speeds
fluctuate significantly as is the case in urban settings. These fluctuations place great stress on
the components and electronics of small and large wind turbines alike, and require complicated
solutions that are both expensive and time-consuming to maintain. Variable Wind Solution’s
proprietary technology alleviates these stresses on turbine components (in particular gearboxes) and
improves the efficiency while reducing the cost of the power conditioning electronics. Ultimately,
this both reduces turbine manufacturing and O&M costs, while also opening up the small/urban wind
market and allowing for the further installation of industrial-scale turbines in locations with such
variable speed winds that they are currently essentially “off-limits” due to technical limitations.
Investor: 21Ventures -
Energy - Capital - Venture Capitalists Page.
Locations: New York,
New York.
Locations: Unknown.
Website: Unknown.
Vestas - wind turbine manufacturer.
Wasatch Wind - is a developer of wind projects and has innovated a new, lower-cost design method and technology for wind turbine towers. The company’s patented “space frame tower” uses structural damping and modular steel components to reduce the use of raw materials in the tower, and to lower transport and assembly costs. Wind tower construction and delivery are a significant challenge for developers. The Wasatch Wind proprietary design not only represents a significant cost savings to wind developers but also enables wind resource development in areas that have historically been inaccessible or uneconomic with current tower designs.
Directors: http://www.wasatchwind.com/contactus.html
Investors: Element Ventures.
Locations: Heber City, Utah; Ontario Canada.
People: http://www.wasatchwind.com/contactus.html
Website: http://www.wasatchwind.com
Wind Capital Group - builds wind farms with a project strategy that places serious focus on community involvement and developing relationships to guide a project toward success.
Locations: St. Louis, Missouri; Madison, Wisconsin.
Website: http://www.windcapitalgroup.com
Wind Prospect - is a leading independent renewable energy developer, constructor and operator, working in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, China, Canada and France. When developing this clean, sustainable, everlasting energy supply we encourage local ownership and investment and contract with local companies wherever possible. Website.
Wind Turbine Industries - Wind Turbine manufacturer. Distributed Systems.
Companies - Residential Focus (small turbines)
Abundant Renewable Energy (ARE) - Pioneering the use of technology and modern electronics to design and develop small wind turbines, Abundant Renewable Energy (ARE) promotes sustainable and abundant living. ARE turbines boost productivity and efficiency, reduce noise, and improve durability. Prior to leading the way in the residential arena, ARE was the exclusive North American importer and distributor for African Wind Power (AWP) turbines. In addition, the company collaboratively worked with the Department of Energy to design a 15kW wind turbine, setting a standard for small wind turbine performance, efficiency and durability.
Locations: Newberg, Oregon.
Website: http://www.abundantre.com/
Gaia-Wind - develops and manufactures small and efficient wind turbines for supplying electricity to properties such as private houses, farms, offices, companies and swimming pools. With 150 wind turbines already installed, Gaia-Wind has more than 1,000 years of operational experience. From our establishments in Århus, Denmark and Glasgow, Scotland, we can supply you with ‘your own wind turbine’, which in turn will provide you with reliable, abundant and clean energy. Website. Locations: Scotland, Denmark. *
Innovative Power Systems - Energy - Solar Page. Locations: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also does wind.
Proven Energy - is the world’s market leader in the small scale wind sector and has manufactured and installed over 1500 turbines worldwide… and counting! Website. *
SkyStream - Home Wind Farm Products.
Southwest Windpower - is a leading developer and manufacturer of low cost, reliable, micro wind turbines in the range of 400 watts to 3kW. These small turbines provide electricity for remote homes, rural areas in developing countries, on-grid applications, telecommunication systems, recreational vehicles such as sailboats, and other remote applications. Southwest Windpower produces two main product lines – Air and Whisper – and has sold over 90,000 turbines to date. The Company is now focusing on the distributed generation market with Skystream, a series of new grid connected wind turbines that will allow consumers in rural areas to reduce or eliminate their monthly electrical bill. The Company has distributors in 55 countries and was awarded the “Exporter of the Year” by the United States Export Import Bank of America in 2002. Investors: Rockport Capital Partners, Altira Group. Markets: Residential, Commercial. Locations: Flagstaff, Arizona. *
TechnoSpin - is developing, manufacturing and selling wind turbines with a unique proprietary design that are not limited to the areas with strong winds, but can operate in many low wind environments (accounting for more than 80 % of the Earth’s ground surface) - everywhere the wind blows. TechnoSpin's turbines range in diameter from 1.5 to 6 meters and offer a multiple array of applications. TechnoSpin systems can provide an affordable solution for remote communications towers or remote rural areas not connected to a central power grid. It can also be used in conjunction with the central grid. TechnoSpin’s small systems are portable and can be erected temporarily in areas where electricity has been cut off due to natural disasters and other disruptions in supply. The company is also developing a revolutionary versatile gear, allowing for increased efficiency and reduced weight and materials consumption.
Investor: 21Ventures - Energy - Capital - Venture Capitalists Page. Locations: New York, New York.
Locations: New York, New York.
Website: http://www.tswind.com
Companies - supplying Wind Companies
Composite Technology Corporation - firmly believes in a strong future for wind energy and has applied its proprietary composite technology to the development of innovative wind turbine support structures. Skyrocketing material and construction costs are placing many wind energy projects in jeopardy. Our light-weight, modular design provides a low-cost solution to the wind industry’s need to place more powerful turbines on higher towers. Website. HQ: Irvine, California.
Vestas - producer of high-tech wind power systems. Vestas’ core business comprises the development, manufacture, sale, marketing and maintenance of wind power systems that use wind energy to generate electricity. Website.
Resources
20% Wind by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy’s Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply - report and additional materials at the following:
Website: http://www.20percentwind.org/default.aspx
AESO - Alberta Electric System Operator - Wind Power Forecasting Pilot Project - Final Workshop
Link: http://www.aeso.ca/gridoperations/15657.html
American Wind Energy Association - American Wind Energy Association happenings and links to other wind and renewable energy events and conference calendars. Subscription Newsletter - Wind Energy Weekly.
Locations: Washington, DC.
Website: http://www.awea.org
Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, Performance Trends 2007 - The U.S. wind industry experienced unprecedented growth in 2007, surpassing even optimistic projections from years past. This rapid pace of development has made it difficult to keep up with trends in the marketplace. Yet, the need for timely, objective information on the industry and its progress has never been greater. This report— the second of an ongoing annual series — attempts to meet this need by providing a detailed overview of developments and trends in the U.S. wind power market, with a particular focus on 2007.
http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/ems/reports/lbnl-275e.pdf
British Wind Energy Association - Website.
California ISO - Study: Integration of Renewable Resources, November 2007, Transmission and operating issues and recommendations for integrating renewable resources on the California ISO-controlled Grid.
PDF (231 Pages): http://www.caiso.com/1ca5/1ca5a7a026270.pdf
California Wind Energy Association (CalWEA) - Energy - State Page.
Energy & Meteo Systems - offers innovative services and developments around the integration of renewable energy sources into the power supply. With our ground-breaking technological know-how in the area of energy meteorology, we process meteorological data into useful informational and prediction products for the energy community. By doing so, we meet the market's demand for reliably calculated predictions of the electric grid input from renewable energy sources – as well as making a valuable contribution to the scheduling of a power plant for energy providers.
Locations: Germany.
Website: http://energymeteo.de/ (see bottom left to choose english).
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) - members from 40 countries include over 300 companies, associations and research institutions. These members include manufacturers covering 98% of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies and consultants. This combined strength makes EWEA the world’s largest and most powerful wind energy network. Website.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) - Regarding residential wind from Abundant Renewable Energy.
Global Wind Energy Council - The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) was established in early 2005 to provide a credible and representative forum for the entire wind energy sector at an international level. GWEC’s mission is to ensure that wind power establishes itself as one of the world’s leading energy sources, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits. The main objective of is to promote the development and growth of wind energy around the world. Website.
Large Scale Integration of Wind Energy in the European Power Supply: analysis, issues, and recommendations - PDF - 172 pages.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - research conducted at the NWTC has led to the development of multi-megawatt wind turbines that produce electricity at a cost that is starting to compete with conventional energy sources in the marketplace. To make wind energy fully cost competitive and increase wind energy development, researchers at the NWTC are working in partnership with industry to develop larger, more efficient, utility-scale wind turbines for land-based and offshore installations, as well as more efficient, quieter small wind turbines for distributed applications.
Link: http://www.nrel.gov/wind/
Link: http://www.nrel.gov/wind/systemsintegration/ - country and state maps.
National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC) - identifies issues that affect the use of wind power, establishes dialogue among key stakeholders, and catalyzes appropriate activities to support the development of environmentally, economically, and politically sustainable commercial markets for wind power. NWCC members include representatives from electric utilities and support organizations, state legislatures, state utility commissions, consumer advocacy offices, wind equipment suppliers and developers, green power marketers, environmental organizations, agriculture and economic development organizations, and state and federal agencies.
Locations: Washington, DC.
Website: http://www.nationalwind.org/
NERC - Wind integration and transmission webinar PDF.
Poised for Profit II: Prospects for the Smart Energy Sector in the Pacific Northwest - PDF - 77 Pages - November 2003.
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) - conducts applied wind energy research aimed to increase the viability of wind technology by improving wind turbine performance, reliability, and reducing cost of energy. SNL specializes in all aspects of wind-turbine blade design, manufacturing, and system reliability. By partnering with both universities and industry, Sandia focuses on advancing the state of knowledge in the areas of materials, structurally efficient airfoil designs, active-flow aerodynamic control, and sensors. Researchers at the laboratory are currently investigating integrated blade designs where airfoil choice, blade planform, materials, manufacturing process, and embedded controls are all considered in a system perspective. By collaborating with operators, developers, and manufacturers, Sandia evaluates known reliability problems and develops tools and methods to anticipate and investigate future reliability issues.
Link: http://www.sandia.gov/wind/
State Maps - http://www.nrel.gov/wind/systemsintegration/
U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program - To help meet America's increasing energy needs while protecting our Nation's energy security and environment, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working with wind industry partners to develop clean, domestic, innovative wind energy technologies that can compete with conventional fuel sources. DOE's Wind Energy Program efforts have culminated in some of industry's leading products today and have contributed to record-breaking industry growth.
Link: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/
Wind Energy Basics - http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_basics.html
Large Wind Technology - http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_low_speed.html
Systems Integration - http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_sys_integration.html
Distributed Wind Energy Technology - http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_dist_tech.html
Wind Powering America - http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/
Federal Wind Siting Information Center - http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/federalwindsiting/index.html
Wind Technologies Program Strategic Planning Meeting - http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/strategic_planning_mtg.html
Utility Wind Integration Group -
Website: http://www.uwig.org/
Wind Power Magazine - Windpower Monthly is the world's leading wind energy news magazine — a uniquely independent information source on the world's fastest growing renewable. Our focus is business and economics, backed by authoritative articles on political, industrial, environmental and technical developments in the global wind energy arena. National news updates which analyse, inform and put the news in focus reported in every issue, along with regular charting of market forces, thought provoking editorials and incisive analyses of business and economic trends. In short, critical and agenda-setting journalism. Website.
Wind Powering America - an initiative of the Department of Energy - a commitment to dramatically increase the use of wind energy in the United States. This initiative will establish new sources of income for American farmers, Native Americans, and other rural landowners, and meet the growing demand for clean sources of electricity. Lots of good resources and maps. Website.
Windustry - Windustry promotes progressive renewable energy solutions and empowers communities to develop wind energy as an environmentally sustainable, community-owned asset. Through member supported outreach, education and advocacy we work to remove the barriers to broad community ownership of wind energy.
Board Of Directors: http://www.windustry.com/about-windustry/about-windustry#board
Locations: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Website: http://www.windustry.com
Supporting Companies:
Danotek Motion Technologies -
WindLogics - was founded in 1989 by recognized industry leaders in supercomputing and weather modeling. Our core values of accuracy in results and commitment to customers remain strong. WindLogics meteorologists deliver concise, bankable decision support tools for preliminary assessment, financial feasibility, detailed project siting, and forecasting. Our research group continually studies the toughest problems surrounding predicting wind energy to develop the most innovative and technically advanced solutions for our clients.
Locations: St. Paul, Minnesota.
Website: http://www.windlogics.com/page/1/library-MN-wind-resource-map.jsp
Wind Maps:
Videos showing winds across the Eastern Interconnection by month: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year.
Reports:
Economic Properties Of Wind Power - Wind powered generation (WPG) is the dominant renewable energy source for electricity production. Its intermittent nature limits its contribution to the adequacy of electrical systems. We investigate this issue and define the social cost of wind power as the difference between its actual cost and its system value i.e., the cost of replacing the produced energy, hour by hour, using more intensively the remaining thermal technologies.
http://www.energycollection.com/Energy-Wind/Economic-Properties-Of-Wind-Power.pdf
Capacity Factor of Wind Power - For two decades, the capacity factor of wind power measuring the mean energy delivered by wind turbines has been assumed at 35% of the name plate capacity. Yet, the mean realized value for Europe over the last five years is closer to 21% thus making levelized cost 66% higher than previously thought. We document this discrepancy and offer rationalizations, emphasizing the long term variations of wind speeds. We conclude with the consequences of the capacity factor miscalculation and some policy recommendations.
http://www.energycollection.com/Energy-Wind/Capacity-Factor-Of-Wind-Power.pdf
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