Title
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2015
Keywords
Wind capacity, Wake efficiency
Organizational Units
Sturm College of Law
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.
Recommended Citation
K. K. DuVivier, Wind Power Growing Pains, 21 NEXUS 1 (2015-2016).
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