Wind energy engineering : a handbook for onshore and offshore wind turbines / edited by Trevor M. Letcher. - xxi, 600 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm

"Wind energy is pivotal in global electricity generation and for contributing for achieving future essential energy demands and targets. In this fast moving field, Wind Energy Engineering: A Handbook for onshore and offshore Wind Turbines is the most advanced, up to date, and research focused text on all aspects of wind energy engineering. This must-have edition starts with an in-depth look at the fundamentals of wind power, the present state of wind power in the worldwide, integration into national grids, and continues with a high-level assessment of the advances in turbine technology and how the investment, planning, aesthetics, and economic infrastructure can support those innovations. It also includes chapters on storing wind energy, small-scale wind systems, life cycle assessments, investments, and growth trends" -- Back cover.

9780128094518

2017934794


Wind turbines--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wind power--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wind power.
Wind turbines.


Handbooks and manuals.

TJ820 / .W562 2017

621.31/2136