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Wind law and negotiations from a landowner’s perspective
Author: Todd, Jeff
Introduction As a result of environmental concerns over the growing consumption of fossil fuels and the implementation of incentives for alternative energy sources, “wind farms” have been sweeping the plains. State and federal tax credits and other incentives for renewable energy helped drive financial resources to support and grow the wind energy industry in the United States. Indeed, the United States has now surpassed Germany as the world leader in installed wind energy. Despite a dismal national economy in 2009, . . .
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Tetratech/Delaney Construction photos
Author: Tetratech Construction
Altona, NY Bellmont, NY Cohocton, NY access roads, access road entrances, turbine erection areas, crane pads, staging areas, compacted crane paths, drainage improvements, foundation excavation and backfill, erosion and sedimentation control, dust control, and site restoration Falmouth, MA Fire Island, AK Hardscrabble, NY 34.5kV to 115kV Substation 115kV Switchyard High Sheldon, NY Howard, NY 10 miles of access roads 10 miles of collection lines Lameque, NB Roads and collection systems have to travel through sensative areas such as wetlands and . . .
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Real-time wind production — various regions
Author: National Wind Watch
World: Current electricity production and consumption of “low-carbon” and “renewable” electricity – click an area for details See also: Intermittent Energy (high-resolution graphs of electricity grid data) And: Ember (electricity demand, generation, and capacity by country) Europe: Quarter-hour load, generation, exchange – click on sample graph for other countries Europe: Hourly and daily generation, capacity factors Europe: Hourly power generation & weekly energy production – click on “country” for each country Nordpool: Current production by source type in the Nordic . . .
More »Can large wind farms affect local meteorology?
Author: Baidya Roy, Somnath; Pacala, Stephen; and Walko, R.L.
Abstract: The RAMS model was used to explore the possible impacts of a large wind farm in the Great Plains region on the local meteorology over synoptic timescales under typical summertime conditions. A wind turbine was approximated as a sink of energy and source of turbulence. The wind farm was created by assuming an array of such turbines. Results show that the wind farm significantly slows down the wind at the turbine hub-height level. Additionally, turbulence generated by rotors create . . .
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