Brown, Brit, T. and Escobar, Benjamin, A. “Wind power: Generating electricity and lawsuits.” Energy Law Journal 28.2 (2007): 489-515. Print.
The authors of this journal article underline the fact that it is not always beneficial for the countries to be dependent on foreign oil in order to be sure that the necessary portion of energy will be supplied accordingly. This is why it seems to be reasonable to think about some alternative energy technologies, and one of them is the development of wind energy. In the article, it is defined as the “fastest growing source of electricity worldwide” (Brown and Escobar 489).
The evaluation of aesthetic and environmental issue, focus on the conditions under which turbine windmills may be developed make the article a powerful source to rely on while talking about the importance of alternative energy in the world.
European Wind Energy Association. Wind energy – the facts: A guide to the technology, economics and future of wind power. Sterling, VA: Earthscan, 2009. Print.
This book is devoted to the idea of wind energy development as the only way to promote energy independence in different countries. There are a number of misunderstandings in the field of alternative energy, this is why it is very important to consider different facts about wind energy to comprehend its essence and urgency for society.
The chosen source is perfectly structured so that it is easy to learn the peculiarities of wind turbine technologies, e.g. vertical axis wind turbines “with expected advantages of omnidirectionality and having gears and generating equipment at the tower base” (European Wind Energy 65). The illustrations offered in the book also help to evaluate properly the ideas of turbine windmills.
Gipe, Paul. Wind power: Renewable energy for home, farm, and business. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2004. Print.
Among the variety of properly developed industries, wind energy is considered as the most noticeable and worthwhile. In the book, the author pays attention to the current technologies and their impact on the development of wind energy. It is necessary to realize where and why wind power will be more effective.
The peculiar feature of the book is that the author introduces each detail of the chosen system in its own way; e.g. he defines wind as “the working fluid in the atmospheric heat engine” (Gipe 23) and discusses how this fluid may be used by people.
Hagenbuch, Tyler. “Establishing an aggressive legal framework for the future of wind energy in Europe.” Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 42.5 (2009): 1595-1630. Print.
In this article, the author discusses the peculiarities of wind energy in different European countries and the role of government in the development of the chosen field. It is noticed that investors and entrepreneurs are in need of certain financial help and ideas. To meet the purposes set by specially trained organizations, a new Climate Action Directive has been created to work on the weak and strong points of wind energy.
Wind is defined as “the best position to expand compared to other sources of renewable energy” (Hagenbuch 1597), and it is obligatory to think about the methods on how to organize the use of such energy and benefit from it considering the conditions inherent to the vast majority of European countries.
Hansen, Matin, OL. Aerodynamics of wind turbines. Sterling, VA: Earthscan, 2008. Print.
Wind turbine design is considered to be the main theme of the book under analysis. Starting with a brief still rather effective introduction of wind energy and its development, the author tries to underline more significant aspects in the sphere of technology so that the readers will be able to comprehend how wind energy may be analyzed from a pure theoretical point of view.
A number of formulas are used in the book to define the speed of wind and the benefits which come from turbine windmills. It is not enough to know some historical background of the field, still, it is obligatory to use the ideas and facts and apply them in practice.
Hau, Erich. Wind turbines: Fundamentals, technologies, application, economics. New York: Springer, 2006. Print.
The author of the book aims at discussing different aspects of wind turbines development to provide the reader with the necessary overview of new technologies and certain environmental and economic fields. European and American windmills have their own characteristics, this is why it is wrong to compare them or define some strong and weak aspects of each. What is required is to understand that each environment sets its own rules for wind energy development, and people should be read to consider the requirements and use them as the benefits.
In the book, several examples of how turbine windmills have been used in different periods are given in order to realize that “the development of its system engineering, the component design and the manufacturing” (Hau 732) are the main objectives in the field of wind energy.
Korn, Derek, R. “Wind turbine windfall?” Modern Machine Shop 80.12 (2008): 14.
To comprehend how wind energy may work, it is better to take one particular example and evaluate it from different perspectives. In this article, the author analyzes the development of wind energy in the USA during 2007. By means of properly chosen statistics, the author proves that wind energy is in demand and that more Americans are eager to take some actions in order to change the conditions under which they have to live.
It is defined that “20 gigawatts of wind power capacity” have been successfully installed in US within one year (Korn 2008), and certain improvements have been observed within a short period of time.
Nersesian, Roy, L. Energy for the 21st century: A comprehensive guide to conventional and alternative services. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2010. Print.
The powerful aspect of the book under consideration is that the author does not define wind energy as the only alternative for the 21st century. The current technological progress provides people with a variety of possibilities to improve their living conditions and earn independence in different spheres of life.
Such countries like India, Indonesia, China, and Brazil find it useful to focus on biomass as the “major source of energy” (Nersesian 44), still, the author admits that it is also possible to use wind that is clean and free for people, this is why such source of energy should be also considered by technologists as well.
Osborn, Robert, G., Higgins, Kenneth, F., Usgaard, Robert, E., Dieter, Charles, D., Neiger, Regg, D. “Bird mortality associated with wind turbines at the Buffalo Ridge Wind Resource Area, Minnesota.” The American Midland Naturalist 143.1. (2000): 41-52. Print.
The article is based on the investigations made recently in Minnesota; the authors tell that the chosen activities by the government make it possible to reduce costs which are based on wind energy production by means of new improvements within wind turbine technologies (Osborn et al. 41). Bird mortality rates have been increased as soon as new turbines appeared, and it turns out to be an important task to investigate whether human activities influence bird’s lives.
The investigations show that wind turbines are not as dangerous for birds as other activities taken by society, still the impact of wind turbines has to be measured within a short period of time.
Zhang, Xiliang, Chang, Shiyan, Huo, Molin, Wang, Rushui. “China’s wind industry: Policy lessons for domestic government interventions and international support.” Climate Policy 9.5. (2009): 553-564. Print.
The reader of this article gets a good chance to learn more about the development of wind power industry in such huge country as China. During the last decade, China has made a considerable progress in the field under consideration, and the activities of this country may serve as a good example for other nations.
“Wind power has a great potential” in different spheres (Zhang et al. 564), still, it is necessary to consider the risks which take place in domestic technology, and the chosen article helps to define the weak points of the issue.