[en] In the last six years (1990-1996) the world wide capacity of grid connected offshore wind plants, at the prototypical stage, has reached 12 MW at energy costs some what higher than fifty per cent of similar on shore plants. Additional offshore installations are close to the construction and proposed for some hundreds MW in north european seas. The technology of the offshore wind turbines is evolving parallely to that of the onshore ones

[en] Climatic and natural peculiarities of the Denmark, which determine increased attention to the problems of wind power engineering development, are considered. About 80% of total registered power of the wind electric plants (WEP) being in operation in Europe belong to the Denmark. It is supposed that WEP will generate electric power up to 3 TWxh per year in 2000

[en] The method for evaluation of economic efficiency of wind energy facilities of the produced energy accumulation and its distribution between electrical and thermal loads. The WEF competitive boundaries with other alternate energy sources and dependence on the wind velocity, organic fuel costs and energy consumption regime are established

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[en] In this paper monthly and yearly study on potentials of wind power and energy in different areas (Stations) in Balochistan is presented. The data analyzed are of two types (i) data for stations No. 1-8 (See Fig. 1) are recorded for three hourly intervals covering a period from 1980-1984 and (ii) data for stations No. 9-16 are recorded on hourly basis for a period varying from 25-30 years; Quetta we have hourly data for 1980-1984. Now a days most of the observatories (Stations) are closed or their data are not in proper shape; therefore, we use in our analysis the data for about 30 years. Our study revealed that some stations show very favourable wind speeds. It is therefore, suggested that efforts should be made to tap wind energy for wind mills and wind generators. (author)

[en] Concrete prospects are offered by the Laender programmes of Niedersachsen and Schleswig-Holstein which both intend to grant funds for 1000 MW until the year 2000. At present there are 68 wind power plants with a total capacity of 11 MW in operation in these two Laender. (DG)

[en] A social scientist's perspective is presented on the socio-economic impacts of wind energy conversion systems (WECS) in Ontario. The main organization for delivering electricity in Ontario is Ontario Hydro. This utility has two WECS, an experimental 3.5 kW generator and a hybrid wind/diesel facility at a remote northern community. Ontario Hydro is reviewing its supply options and anticipates wind power would likely be used in niche applications involving off-grid hybrid systems where the cost of displaced generation is high. On-grid applications would likely be in the form of dispersed non-utility generation. The potential contribution of wind power to Ontario's electricity supply mix could be as little as 1 MW by the year 2000 or as high as 40 MW by the year 2014, depending on costs and technological developments. Socio-economic criteria used by the utility for assessing individual supply options include job creation, regional economic development, local community impacts, social acceptance, and distribution of risks and benefits. Initial observations of potential effects of WECS are discussed, including site selection, manufacturing, construction, and operation. Barriers to implementation of WECS in Ontario include the limited number of good wind sites, the intermittent nature of WECS power, and the currently uneconomic nature of WECS for bulk electricity systems. However, WECS have environmentally attractive features and are socially acceptable. 10 refs., 3 figs

[en] Sites for 1500 MW wind power in Denmark by 2005 will be found through a decentralized planning process with public participation. The wind turbines will be sited in parks and clusters in order to secure good economy and satisfactory locations in the landscape. (author)

[en] An analysis of the available wind data for Cholistan is carried out to find its potential for wind energy development. The statistical analysis involved evaluation of diurnal variation, speed frequency and mean monthly wind power from the mean wind speeds. The derived mean monthly and annual wind speeds ranges from 2.34 to 6.92 mph and 5.25 mph, respectively. (author)

[en] Wind resource monitoring has shown Australia to have excellent wind resources by world standards, particularly around the southern coastline of the mainland. The potential exists for wind generators to produce a significant fraction of Australia's present electricity consumption, yet research into this renewable energy source is limited. Western Australia is one of the few states that is seriously investigating this option. This paper briefly presents the commercial viability of wind energy for Western Australia