This report presents an overview of the various aspects of the use of
wind energy for the production of electricity with special regard to:
available resources; the state-of-the art of the technology; the world
wide wind energy applications; the present situation and foreseeable d
evelopment of the world wind energy market in the next two decades; th
e economics of wind-generated electricity. Possible restraints to and
benefits from wind plant integration in utility systems are also consi
dered, (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved
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