Wind energy engineering : a handbook for onshore and offshore wind turbines /
Wind energy engineering : a handbook for onshore and offshore wind turbines /
edited by Trevor M. Letcher.
- xxi, 600 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Wind energy is pivotal in global electricity generation and for contributing for achieving future essential energy demands and targets. In this fast moving field, Wind Energy Engineering: A Handbook for onshore and offshore Wind Turbines is the most advanced, up to date, and research focused text on all aspects of wind energy engineering. This must-have edition starts with an in-depth look at the fundamentals of wind power, the present state of wind power in the worldwide, integration into national grids, and continues with a high-level assessment of the advances in turbine technology and how the investment, planning, aesthetics, and economic infrastructure can support those innovations. It also includes chapters on storing wind energy, small-scale wind systems, life cycle assessments, investments, and growth trends" -- Back cover.
9780128094518 0128094516
2017934794
Wind turbines--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wind power--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wind power.
Wind turbines.
Handbooks and manuals.
TJ 820 / W56 2017
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Wind energy is pivotal in global electricity generation and for contributing for achieving future essential energy demands and targets. In this fast moving field, Wind Energy Engineering: A Handbook for onshore and offshore Wind Turbines is the most advanced, up to date, and research focused text on all aspects of wind energy engineering. This must-have edition starts with an in-depth look at the fundamentals of wind power, the present state of wind power in the worldwide, integration into national grids, and continues with a high-level assessment of the advances in turbine technology and how the investment, planning, aesthetics, and economic infrastructure can support those innovations. It also includes chapters on storing wind energy, small-scale wind systems, life cycle assessments, investments, and growth trends" -- Back cover.
9780128094518 0128094516
2017934794
Wind turbines--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wind power--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wind power.
Wind turbines.
Handbooks and manuals.
TJ 820 / W56 2017