Deployment of Wind Turbines in the Built Environment: Risks, Lessons, and Recommended Practices

Edward Baring-Gould, Michael Fields, Robert Preus, Frank Oteri

Research output: NRELPoster

Abstract

Built-environment wind turbine (BEWT) projects are wind energy projects that are constructed on, in, or near buildings, as shown below. These projects present an opportunity for distributed, low-carbon generation combined with highly visible statements on sustainability, but the BEWT niche of the wind industry is still developing and is relatively less mature than the utility-scale wind or conventional ground-based distributed wind sectors. This poster investigates the current state of the BEWT industry by reviewing available literature on BEWT projects as well as interviewing project owners on their experiences deploying and operating the technology.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - 2017

Publication series

NamePresented at the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2017 Conference & Exhibition, 22-25 May 2017, Anaheim, California

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PO-5000-68423

Keywords

  • built environment
  • rooftop wind turbine
  • small wind turbine
  • wind energy
  • wind turbine

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