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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdieck
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
790 pages
30h 5m
English
CRC Press
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175Wind Energy
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be consistent and have a sufcient speed to generate the desired energy. Wind resource maps
(see Section 3.7.2) are a typical starting point. Meteorological data from “met” towers erected
by companies interested in a site give a detailed view of the wind resource at a specic site.
Potential impacts of WT farms also need to be considered. As noted earlier, bird/bat
activity and avian migration need to be considered to prevent negative effects on the envi-
ronment. Noise effects can also have an impact in the area local to a proposed wind farm
site. In addition, larger questions are also studied
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ISBN: 9781466556966