Abstract
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Research Program has begun a new effort to develop wind technology that will allow wind systems to compete in regions of low wind speed. The sites targeted by this effort have annual average wind speeds of 5.8 m/s measured at a 10-meter height. Such sites are abundant in the United States and would increase the land area available foreconomic development twentyfold. DOE has initiated a three-element approach through a competitive request for proposals. The three elements in the RFP include concept design, component development, and system development. This work will build on previous activities under the WindPACT Program and the Next Generation Turbine Program. The new program is targeting a levelized cost of energy of3?/kWh at low wind speed sites by 2010 and supports the U.S. wind industry's goal of reaching an installed domestic wind capacity of 100 GW by 2020.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 13 |
State | Published - 2002 |
Event | American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) WindPower 2002 Conference - Portland, Oregon Duration: 2 Jun 2002 → 5 Jun 2002 |
Conference
Conference | American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) WindPower 2002 Conference |
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City | Portland, Oregon |
Period | 2/06/02 → 5/06/02 |
Bibliographical note
Prepared for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) WindPower 2002 Conference, 2-5 June 2002, Portland, OregonNREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-500-32512
Keywords
- DOE
- low wind speed technology
- wind energy
- wind energy research program