Wind Power
Links
American
Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
Since 1974, AWEA has advocated the development of wind energy as a reliable, environmentally
superior energy alternative in the United States and around the world. AWEA's
Green Power Factsheets
provide answers to basic questions about Green Power, including what it is, the
rationale for purchasing it, and procedures for buying it.
Choosing a Home-Sized Wind Generator
The August/September 2002
issue of Home Power Magazine
is a must-read for anyone contemplating installing a wind generator. Home Power leads the reader
through all the steps necessary to arrive at the answer to this key question about
wind systems: which one should you choose. The entire 17-page article can be downloaded
from Home Power’s website.
Consumer's Guide to Renewable Energy in Arkansas
While intended for Arkansas residents and businesses, much of the information presented in this publication also applies to residents in other states. Includes useful information on solar, wind, and renewable fuels.
Electric Power
Research Institute (EPRI) is recognized as a world leader in creating science
and technology solutions for the energy industry and for the benefit of the public.
EPRI's technical program spans virtually every aspect of power generation, delivery,
and use, including environmental considerations. The organization serves more
than 1,000 energy organizations worldwide and draws on a global network of technical
and business expertise to help solve energy problems.
Energy
Resources Research Laboratory (ERRL)
The ERRL at Oregon State University has managed the data collection, quality
assurance, and analysis for the Bonneville Power Administration's wind energy resource
studies since 1978 and manages other data management activities for transmission
line research. It maintains a large data base of wind data for the Pacific Northwest.
This web page summarizes the wind statistics of the five Bonneville Power Administration's long-term wind monitoring sites in the Pacific Northwest.
Guided
Tour on Wind Energy
Want to know where wind energy comes from? Want to learn about the Coriolis
Force, global winds, geostrophic wind, wind speed measurement, the wind rose,
wind shear, and wind shade? Need to find a wind shade calculator, information
about wind turbine components, rotor blades, and wind energy economics? Answers
to all your questions about wind energy can be found at the Danish Wind Turbine
Manufacturers Association’s Guided Tour on Wind Energy. The website includes wind
resource calculators and features more than 100 animated pages on wind resources,
wind turbine technology, and economics. Each of the nine tours is a self-contained
unit, so you may take the tours in any order.
Minnesotans for an
Energy-Efficient Economy (ME3) website provides many pages of wind energy
information, including a wealth of links to utilities, research and other
organizations, wind industry companies, federal government resources and wind
energy publications and miscellaneous information.
Montana
Wind Energy Atlas
The Montana Wind Energy Atlas is a comprehensive analysis of wind energy data
available as of 1987. Data collected by a variety of public and private organizations
at 158 wind monitoring sites around Montana were reviewed. Data from 56 sites
are analyzed in the Atlas. Information on the sites and the data collection programs
is included. While more data have been gathered since the Atlas was published,
it remains the only publicly available collection of data from numerous sites.
These historical data should be useful for preliminary identification of potential
sites. The
Atlas
is available on line at the Montana Department of Environmental Quality Energize
Montana website.
National
Wind Coordinating Committee (NWCC)
A U.S. consensus-based collaborative formed in 1994, NWCC identifies issues that affect the use of wind power,
establishes dialogue among key stakeholders, and catalyzes appropriate activities
to support the development of an environmentally, economically, and politically
sustainable commercial market 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, and state and federal agencies.
Wind Energy
Basics
Provides information about wind, including how wind turbines work , advantages
and disadvantages of its use, wind energy use throughout history, U.S. wind
energy resource potential, and current research and development.
Renewable Energy Opportunities on the Farm
Renewable energy represents an important option for agricultural producers. This publication from the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service/ATTRA introduces three renewable energy resources that can be attractive and economically feasible for the farm: solar, wind, and renewable fuels. This is not a technical guide for designing or installing renewable energy systems but, instead, an overview that provides information on wind, solar, and renewable fuel technologies, cost and savings, site planning, and financial incentives. A list of resources follows the narrative.
Renewable
Resource Data Center (RReDC)
Provides information on several types
of renewable energy resources in the United States, in the form of publications,
data, and maps. An extensive dictionary of renewable energy related terms is also
provided. The News section announces new products on the RReDC, which is supported
by the U. S. Department of Energy's Resource Assessment Program and managed by
the Photovoltaics Technology Division of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
Small-Scale Wind Energy on the Farm
This new 2007 publication from the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service /ATTRA will
introduce you to small-scale wind energy to help you decide if wind energy is an economical option for your farm or ranch.
Small
Wind Electric Systems – A Montana Consumer’s Guide (PDF)
Learn about small wind systems and whether one is right for you in a this new
booklet published jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Center
for Appropriate Technology, and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
The booklet includes a wind resource map of Montana, an explanation of state
incentives for installing a wind system, and a list of contacts for more
information.
Small Wind
Electric Systems – A U. S. Consumer’s Guide (PDF)
This guide
provides basic information you need to answer those questions and to address the
many factors you need to consider to successfully install a small wind energy
system and get maximum production.
Small
Wind Energy Systems for the Homeowner
This publication will help you decide whether
a wind system is practical for you. It explains the benefits, helps you assess
your wind resource and possible sites, discusses legal and environmental obstacles,
and analyzes economic considerations such as pricing.
Small Wind System Slide Shows
Downloadable slide shows
from the American Wind
Energy Association.
Solar and Wind Easements
Montana's solar and
wind easement provisions allow property owners to create solar and wind easements
for the purpose of protecting and maintaining proper access to sunlight and wind.
While 32 other states have solar easement provisions, only three other
states have created specific provisions for the creation of wind easements. Montana's
solar easement law was enacted in 1979 and the wind easement was enacted in 1983.
For more information, contact Tom Livers,
Montana Department of Environmental Quality, at
406-444-6776.
Utility
Wind Interest Group (UWIG)
A non-profit corporation whose mission is to accelerate the appropriate
integration of wind power for utility applications through the coordinated efforts
and actions of its members, in collaboration with public and private sector stakeholders.
Membership is open to utilities and other entities that have an interest in wind
generation.
What
Landowners Need to Know About Attracting Wind Energy Developers to Their Land
in North Dakota
Published by the University of North
Dakota at Grand Forks, this brochure can help
Montanans faced with questions about developing wind resources on their land. It
includes partial lists
of nonprofit wind energy contacts, websites, and with landowner information.
AWEA's
Wind
Directory
Search this directory to obtain wind energy services and equipment
from companies who have demonstrated a commitment to wind and renewable technology
and adhere to AWEA's code of business ethics.
Wind
Energy Atlas
Estimates wind energy resource for the United States and its territories
and indicates general areas where a high wind resource may exist. This information
is valuable to wind energy developers and potential wind energy users because
it allows them to choose a general area of estimated high wind resource for more
detailed examination. A siting document, such as that written by Hiester and Pennell
(1981), can assist a potential user in going from wind resource assessment to
site selection.
Wind Energy Finance
Website
Operated by the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, this website allows users to calculate online the cost
of electricity generated by a wind system.
The website lets users create a new project on screen
(or modify an existing project) by entering values for
numerous assumptions step-by-step until enough
information has been entered to calculate the project
cost.
Projects added or modified are stored convenience and
are available the next time a user
logs in.
Wind
Energy Potential in the United States
Estimates of the electricity that could potentially be generated by wind power
and of the land area available for wind energy have been calculated for the
contiguous United States. The estimates are based on published wind resource
data and exclude windy lands that are not suitable for development as a result
of environmental and land-use considerations.
Wind
Potential in the United States: U.S. Wind Maps
Maps
showing the U.S. annual wind power resource, annual wind power resource in
Alaska and Hawaii and the percent of U.S. land area with an annual wind resource
of Class 3 or above.
Wind-Powered Electric Systems for Homes, Farms, and Ranches: Resources
This resource list provides an overview of print publications and online resources that offer both overview and in-depth information on siting, installing and operating wind-power electrical generation systems. Most resources listed are relevant to small-scale systems.
Wind Powering America
A commitment to dramatically increase the use of wind energy in the United
States. This initiative works to establish new sources of income for American
farmers, Native Americans, and other rural landowners, and meet the growing
demand for clean sources of electricity. Website
offers a host of useful information on topics such as wind resource assessment, siting, transmission, economics, utility integration, project development,
and policy issues.
Wind
Power in Montana
Pages from a Wind Powering America publication that focus on Montana.
Wind Workshop Presentations
On Line
Presentation from the Wind Powering Montana Workshop October 3, 2001, in Big Sky.
Translated from PowerPoint into viewable web pages.
Windustry
Focuses on economic development from wind energy, valuation of environmental benefits,
and distributed generation. Windustry promotes wind energy through outreach, educational
materials, and technical assistance to rural landowners, local communities and
utilities, and state, regional, and nonprofit collaborations. Website
features wind basics, wind opportunities, wind turbine sites, a wind calculator,
curriculum, resource library, and news and events.
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