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Wind Power for the World
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Wind Power for the World

by Preben Maegaard, Anna Krenz, Wolfgang Palz
June 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
676 pages
20h 39m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Wind Power for the World
Contents
Preface xix
Acknowledgements xxi
Introduction xxv
1. The Wind Power Story 1
Ross Jackson
1.1 Ecological Overload 2
1.2 Climate Change 3
1.3 Peak Oil 5
1.4 Energy Alternatives 7
1.5 The Energy Trap 10
1.6 Conclusion 11
2. Forty Years of Wind Energy Development 13
Jos Beurskens
2.1 The Emergence of the Wind Energy Industry 14
2.2 National Programs 18
2.3 European Wind Turbine Development 21
2.4 Research and Development 25
2.5 International Networks 28
2.6 Concluding R
emarks 28
3. History of Danish Wind Power 33
Benny Christensen
3.1 Industrial Windmill Production: 1876–1900 34
3.2 The Pioneer W
ork of Poul la Cour: 1891–1902 36
3.3 Wind Electricity for Rural Areas: 1903–1919 39
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ISBN: 9789814364935