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ContactsSandy FleeterMcAllister Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering sanford.fleeter.1@purdue.edu 765.494.5622 |
Wind EnergyThe Energy Center is exploring the development of innovative new wind-turbine technology that offers significant advantages over conventional designs. As with most new technologies, both operational and policy constraints limit wide-spread utilization of this energy source. These challenges are opportunities for members of the Energy Center research team to investigate how best to aid in wind power research and education. Wind Energy one-page fact sheet Researchers Otto Doering, College of Agriculture–Agricultural Economics Sandy Fleeter, College of Engineering–Mechanical Engineering ResultsResults PresentationsPresentations White PapersWhite Papers Case StudiesCase Studies BrochuresBrochures PublicationsPublications Current ProjectsElectric Power Research InstitutePutting Wind on the GridOver the last twenty years, technological advances and manufacturing experience have driven down the cost of electricity from wind by more than 80%-contributing to the 20-30% annual growth of wind capacity worldwide and making wind the fastest-growing large-scale power generation technology in the world. So far, most of the progress is the result of making wind turbine-generators larger, more efficient, and more reliable. Now, as the industry pursues development of even larger wind turbines for offshore applications and further improvements in cost and performance, it is also addressing a second technological thrust: to facilitate the integration of large concentrations of wind generation into electric power grids. If these efforts are successful, utility networks will be able to accept higher levels of wind-based generating capacity, potentially enabling wind power to increase its contribution to U.S. electricity from 0.4%, the future for 2004, to as much as 5% by 2020. Electric Power Research Institute notes that the MISO (Midwest grid system operator) has taken several interesting actions in support of renewable percentage of power in its system and prepared reports which analyze the capitalization of these alternative electricity generation efforts. Click Here to view the EPRI Journal, Spring 2006 Click Here to view the EPRI Site Click Here for information on Indiana's Wind Working Group Click Here for the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Energy Guide for County Commissioners Future InitiativesFuture Initiatives Upcoming EventsPastPast ContactsSandy Fleeter |
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