Wind Energy Landscape

Chapter 1: History of Wind Energy

• • 1.1 Introduction
• • 1.2 Traditional Windmills—European and American
• • 1.3 Generating Electricity—Late 1800s to Mid-1900s
• • 1.4 Generating Electricity—Late 1900s
• • 1.5 Wind Energy—Early Twenty-First Century
• • 1.6 Summary

Chapter 2: Windscape Methodology

• • 2.1 What Is the Windscape?
• • 2.2 Geospatial Analysis
• • 2.3 Remote Sensing
• • 2.4 Maps and GIS
• • 2.5 Economic, Social Science, and Environmental Methods and Techniques
• • 2.6 Summary

Chapter 3: Converting Wind into Electricity

• • 3.1 Atmosphere and Wind
• • 3.2 Wind Power and Energy
• • 3.3 Turbine Efficiency and Capacity
• • 3.4 Electricity Grid and Interconnection
• • 3.5 Integration of Wind Energy
• • 3.6 Summary

Chapter 4: Public Policy for Wind Energy

• • 4.1 Introduction
• • 4.2 Wind-Energy Policy Measures
• • 4.3 Land-Use Decisions and Siting Policies
• • 4.4 Summary

Chapter 5: Environmental and Aesthetic Issues

• • 5.1 Introduction and Risks
• • 5.2 Wildlife—Birds
• • 5.3 Wildlife—Bats
• • 5.4 Visibility
• • 5.5 Noise
• • 5.6 Summary

Chapter 6: Europe and Asia

• • 6.1 Eurasian Overview
• • 6.2 Denmark
• • 6.3 Faroe Islands
• • 6.4 Poland
• • 6.5 India's Wind Geography
• • 6.6 Summary

Chapter 7: North American Case Studies

• • 7.1 Introduction to the United States and Canada
• • 7.2 Kansas
• • 7.3 Southeastern Colorado
• • 7.4 Offshore New England
• • 7.5 Saskatchewan, Canada
• • 7.6 Summary

Chapter 8: Energy Production and Consumption

• • 8.1 Overview
• • 8.2 Fossil Fuels
• • 8.3 Nuclear Energy
• • 8.4 Wind Energy
• • 8.5 Summary

Chapter 9: Ideal Energy

• • 9.1 Radical Middle
• • 9.2 Metals
• • 9.3 Wind Turbines and Health
• • 9.4 Energy in Transition
• • 9.5 Energy Gap
• • 9.6 Summary

Chapter 10: Windscape Summary and Conclusion

• • 10.1 Wind-Industry Origins
• • 10.2 Windscape
• • 10.3 Wind and Other Energy Sources
• • 10.4 Future of Wind Energy