Documents
20% Wind Energy by 2030: A Briefing by Environmenal and Energy Study Institute and AWEA
Briefing reports on the feasibility of the U.S. Department of Energy report "20% Wind Energy By 2030: Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply" are now available online.
Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, and Performance Trends: 2007: Webcast is now available online
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U.S. Wind Power Market Growing
The U.S. Department of Energy released its Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, and Performance Trends: 2007 inconjunction with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. According to the report, the U.S. had the fastest-growing wind power market in the world for the third consecutive year in 2007. Go wind!
"Locally Owned Energy Projects: From Conception to Completion" by David Kolsrud
Publication by a developer/farmer/consultant on all the factors to consider and steps to take in proceeding with a community-owned renewable energy project. The paper is aimed at projects in general and is not specific to wind energy. The information is presented in more of a check-list format, rather than as explanations of each step. You can access the publication here.
20% Wind Energy by 2030
Read the recent report released by the Department of Energy that outlines how wind can support up to 20% of our nations electrical demand by 2030. The report can be found here.
2008 Farm Bill Renewable Energy Programs
The four titles that primarily affect renewable energy are described here.
Community Wind Energy 2008: Lunch Speaker Ann Bancroft
