WINDPOWER - Useful Information
Compiled by Dr. Bruce Mork, Michigan Technological University
Last Updated: 12 Jan 2006

General Information

• Wind Maps - Where is the most wind energy? - NREL National Wind Technology Center
  
• State-by-State Wind Resource Maps - US Dept of Energy (DOE)
  
• What is a Wind Farm? - Wikipedia
  
• How Does a Wind Generator Work? - National Wind Technology Center
  
• Glossary of Terms Related to Wind Power
  
• Knowhow - Danish Wind Power Association (very comprehensive site, everything about wind energy).
  
• Wind Energy Information Resources - American Wind Energy Association - Links to EVERYTHING on wind.
  
• North American Wind Power - Monthly Magazine and Annual Buyer's Guide
  
• Wind Energy Information Guide, DOE/NREL, pulication DOE/GO-10095-238, April 1996.
  
• Wind Energy Systems - by Dr. Gary Johnson (electronic/pdf version of book) ©2001.
  
• The Generation of Electricity by Wind Power, E.W. Golding, John Wiley & Sons, ©1976, ISBN 0-470-14986-8.
  
• How to develop, design, and finance a large wind farm. - US Dept of Energy (DOE)
  
• Small Wind Generators and Projects for the Home Hobbyist
• Wind Energy Buyer's Guide
  

Large Wind Projects

• Buffalo Ridge (Lake Benton) - Minnesota
  
• Construction Projects at Lake Benton - M.J. Electric
• Photos of the wind farm
  
• Off-shore wind power not yet started in US, land-based trends, statistics - Popular Science
  

Turbine Blade Manufacturers

• LM Glasfiber - Denmark
  
• Build your own Composite Wind Turbine Blades
  

Wind Generator Manufacturers

• Manufacturers of Large Wind Generators Worldwide - Links to 15 Manufacurers in 12 countries - Great list!  Lots of technical specs and info.
  
• REpower Systems - Denmark
• Manufacturers of Small Wind Generators Worldwide
  

Follow the Discussion or Debate on Issues Surrounding Wind Power

• Can Large Wind Farms Slow Down Wind and Affect the Climate?
  
• Science News, Oct 16, 2004
• Journal of Geophysical Research, 2004
• Weather Hots up under Wind Farms - New Scientist, Nov 4, 2004.
  
• Wind Power not all Pleasant Breezes - Climate Ark, Nov 9, 2004.
  
• Anti-Windpower Positions or Activist Groups
  
• What's Wrong with Wind Farms - Country Guardian, UK
  
• Opponents of Wind Power Mislead Public - Sunday Herald, April 27, 2003.
  
• Lack of Coordination and Long-Term Planning - Scotland on Sunday, Jan 30, 2005.
  
• Dangerous for Birds and Bats?
  
• Wind Generators and Birds: Power Politics? - Home Power Magazine, April/May 1995.
  
• Putting Wind Power's Effect on Birds in Perspective - American Wind Energy Assoc, 2003.
  
• Bats and Wind Turbines - American Wind Energy Assoc, Feb 2003.
• Wind Turbines Taking Toll on Birds of Prey - USA Today, Jan 5, 2005.
  
• Avian Monitoring Study at Buffalo Ridge (Synopsis) - Sept 22, 2000.