Increasing Wind Turbine Tower Heights: Opportunities and Challenges

Eric Lantz; Joseph Roberts; Jacob Nunemaker; George Scott; Edgar DeMeo; Katherine Dykes

doi:10.2172/1515397

Increasing Wind Turbine Tower Heights: Opportunities and Challenges

Eric Lantz, Joseph Roberts, Jacob Nunemaker, George Scott, Edgar DeMeo, Katherine Dykes

Renewable Energy Consulting Services, Inc.

Research output: NREL › Technical Report

Abstract

This report has two primary objectives. First, it seeks to inform the opportunities and potential associated with increasing wind turbine hub heights. It also explores the conditions and locations where taller towers offer the most significant potential to increase wind technology performance and reduce costs. The second objective is to examine the status of tall tower technology as a key subcomponent of wind power advancement.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	66
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/1515397
State	Published - 2019

NREL Publication Number

NREL/TP-5000-73629

Keywords

cost of energy
LCOE
turbine heights
wind energy
wind resource

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https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy19osti/73629.pdf

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