Wind Energy Engineering

Preface

Trevor M. Letcher, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset

Wind Energy Engineering is an outcome of our earlier book, Future Energy, improved, sustainable and clean options for our planet, 2nd edition (Elsevier 2014). It was felt that the wind turbine industry was developing so rapidly that it was now necessary to compile a collection of wind energy related topics into one volume.

The use of renewable energy sources such as wind and sun for electricity generation is becoming commonplace in our society as we move away from fossil fuels to more sustainable forms of energy, free from carbon dioxide production. The move cannot come quickly enough as each month we hear that the previous month was the hottest month since records began and that ...