Publication Date
12-1-2015
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
Sturm College of Law
Keywords
Wind capacity, Wake efficiency
Abstract
The United States loves wind power. Since 2004 alone, U.S. wind capacity has multiplied almost ten times — from about 6.7 gigawatts in 2004 to over 65.9 gigawatts by 2014. This growth in generation potential has been accompanied by a growth in the size of the turbines that deliver that power — from approximately 56 feet in the 1980s to over 300 feet in 2015. As the turbines and meterological or met towers push up into non-surface atmospheric weather layers and navigable airspace over 200 feet, new wake efficiency and competing legal concerns arise.
Rights Holder
K.K. DuVivier
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
10 pgs
File Size
666 KB
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Publication Title
NEXUS
Volume
1
First Page
1
Last Page
10
Recommended Citation
K. K. DuVivier, Wind Power Growing Pains, 21 NEXUS 1 (2015-2016).
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