Abstract
The maximum potential to generate wind power in the contiguous United States is more than three times greater than previously estimated, according to a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study. The new analysis is based on the latest computer models and examines the wind potential at wind turbine hub heights of 80 meters and 100 meters. These hub heights, which reflect current and futuremodels of wind turbines, are higher than those used in previous national estimates and are mainly responsible for the increased wind potential in the study.
| Original language | American English |
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| State | Published - 2011 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/FS-5500-50860
Keywords
- U.S.
- wind potential
