Research links
Scottish Wind Assessment Project, new research and collations of existing studies
Search the Out of Kirby Mountain blog
Alliance for Meredith (N.Y.) research links
"Wind turbine accident data," compiled by Caithness Windfarm Information Forum, Scotland
"Specifications of common industrial wind turbines," compiled by Industrial Wind Energy Opposition (AWEO) [330-480 feet total height, 1.5-2 acres vertical sweep area, 150-200 mph tip speed]
"Areas of industrial wind facilities," compiled by Industrial Wind Energy Opposition (AWEO) [average approx. 50 acres per megawatt of rated capacity, i.e., 200 acres per megawatt of typical output]
Impact on birds, Mark Duchamp, Spain and Scotland
Impact on health, Nina Pierpont, N.Y.
Real-time wind production in various regions
U.S. Department of Energy Information Administration
U.S. Electric Utility Data, monthly production reports to Dept. of Energy
Electric Quarterly Reports, transaction reports to U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
U.K. Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly Dept. of Trade and Industry)
Energy and Environment Data Reference Bank, compilation by the International Atomic Energy Agency
What the industry is up to ...
American Wind Energy Association, wind projects in the U.S.
Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. obstruction evaluations
Wind Navigator, wind-speed maps of U.S. and India currently available
Wind Powering America, state-by-state list of government-sponsored efforts on behalf of the wind industry
DSIRE, database of state, local, utility, and federal incentives for renewable energy and efficiency in the U.S.
National Wind Coordinating Collaborative, joint industry/government policies in the U.S.
British Wind Energy Association, wind projects in the U.K.
IEA Wind, International Energy Agency Implementing Agreement for Cooperation in the Research, Development, and Deployment of Wind Energy Systems
