Wind power : the industry grows up

• Main Author: Busby, Rebecca L.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corp., ©2012.
• Subjects: Wind energy conversion systems.; Wind power.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781628703030; 1628703032; 1593702442; 9781593702441
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 545 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

In her timely new book, best-selling author Rebecca Busby provides a balanced, comprehensive view of the wind power industry: "required reading for people who want to obtain an initial overview of this most interesting energy field." The book enables readers to: Expand their knowledge of the environmental and economic issues associated with wind power development Understand the steps involved in developing a wind farm and the best ways to operate it successfully and profitably; Find out how wind energy is integrated into power grids and transmission networks, including the growing use of technologies for energy storage; Get an overall picture of the global wind business and the deployment of offshore wind power; Learn the basics of how wind power is generated and used, how wind turbines work, and how wind power systems are designed; Understand how wind energy is measured and evaluated at prospective sites with included maps of wind resources worldwide; Review the status of global wind energy research, technology development, and product testing, as well as advanced wind power generation concepts. --