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List of boxes, figures and tables | p. vii |
Preface | p. xiii |
Introduction to Wind Power | |
Wind Power Today and in the Future | p. 3 |
Historical Background | p. 7 |
Development of the Modern Wind Power Industry | p. 19 |
Wind Energy | |
The Wind | p. 33 |
The Power of Wind | p. 47 |
Conversion of Wind Energy | p. 61 |
Technology | |
Types of Wind Turbine | p. 73 |
The Wind Turbine Rotor | p. 79 |
Nacelle, Tower and Foundation | p. 93 |
Electrical and Control Systems | p. 101 |
Efficiency and Performance | p. 115 |
Wind Power and Society | |
Wind Power Policy | p. 127 |
Wind Power and the Environment | p. 151 |
Wind Power Planning | p. 167 |
Opinion and Acceptance | p. 193 |
Grid Connection of Wind Turbines | p. 205 |
Wind Power Project Development | |
Siting of Wind Turbines | p. 221 |
Economics | p. 241 |
Project Development | p. 257 |
Acronyms and abbreviations | p. 267 |
Glossary | p. 269 |
Bibliography | p. 277 |
Index | p. 283 |
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