How DOE + AWEA = DOA
Droz, John
Comments on the U.S. Department of Energy’s “20% Wind Energy by 2030” [1] Report (May 2008)
‘Reading the sections about projected CO2 emission savings, the report appears to be a rehashing of prior work, with little (if any) new information or data provided. It is further diminished by technical errors, conflicting information, and a frequent lack of citations to independent sources supporting the aggressive recommendations, etc. This is likely due to the fact that the only non-governmental partners in this project are AWEA (American Wind Energy Association), and consultants Black & Vaetch (who proudly proclaim on their website [2], “We helped launch the modern wind power industry in 1975”). … The end result is a slick AWEA promotion piece. …’
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[1] “20% Wind Energy by 2030”: https://web.archive.org/web/20080602161939/http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/pdfs/41869.pdf
[2] on their website: http://www.bv.com/markets/energy/renewables/energyServices.aspx#wind
[3] How DOE + AWEA = DOA: https://docs.wind-watch.org/droz-doecritique.pdf