A national wind resource inventory taken by the U.S. Department of Energy in
1991 startled the world when it reported that the three most wind-rich states - North Dakota, Kansas, and Texas - had enough harnessable wind energy to satisfy national electricity needs. It was a surprising finding, but a new study by a team of engineers at Stanford reports that the wind energy potential is actually much greater than that estimated in 1991.
Advances in wind turbine design since 1991 enable turbines to operate at lower wind speeds, to harness more of the wind's energy, and to harvest it at greater heights, dramatically expanding the harnessable wind resource. Add to this the recent bullish assessments of offshore wind potential and the enormity of the wind resource becomes apparent. Wind power can satisfy not only all U.S. electricity needs, but all U.S. energy needs.
Wind is popular because it is abundant, cheap, inexhaustible, widely distributed, climate-benign, and clean-qualities that no other energy source can match. These are the six reasons why wind is likely to one day become the world's leading source of energy.
For additional information, please see:
http://www.earth-policy.org/Updates/Update24.htm
Please join us to learn why the wind power may be emerging as the world's
leading source of energy.
WHEN: 9 AM, Wednesday, June 25 (coffee and continental breakfast)
WHERE: 1350 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 403 (on Dupont Circle)
WHO: Lester Brown, President
CONTACT: Reah Janise Kauffman
202.496.9290, ext. 12
rjkauffman@earth-policy.org
http://www.earth-policy.org
1991 startled the world when it reported that the three most wind-rich states - North Dakota, Kansas, and Texas - had enough harnessable wind energy to satisfy national electricity needs. It was a surprising finding, but a new study by a team of engineers at Stanford reports that the wind energy potential is actually much greater than that estimated in 1991.
Advances in wind turbine design since 1991 enable turbines to operate at lower wind speeds, to harness more of the wind's energy, and to harvest it at greater heights, dramatically expanding the harnessable wind resource. Add to this the recent bullish assessments of offshore wind potential and the enormity of the wind resource becomes apparent. Wind power can satisfy not only all U.S. electricity needs, but all U.S. energy needs.
Wind is popular because it is abundant, cheap, inexhaustible, widely distributed, climate-benign, and clean-qualities that no other energy source can match. These are the six reasons why wind is likely to one day become the world's leading source of energy.
For additional information, please see:
http://www.earth-policy.org/Updates/Update24.htm
Please join us to learn why the wind power may be emerging as the world's
leading source of energy.
WHEN: 9 AM, Wednesday, June 25 (coffee and continental breakfast)
WHERE: 1350 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 403 (on Dupont Circle)
WHO: Lester Brown, President
CONTACT: Reah Janise Kauffman
202.496.9290, ext. 12
rjkauffman@earth-policy.org
http://www.earth-policy.org