Wind Technologies Analysis
This page includes wind technologies analysis publications produced by NREL analysts for 2007-March 2010. You also can search the entire database of NREL Publications. Some of the documents in this section are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader
2009
"2008 Wind Technologies Market Report." Wiser, R.; Bolinger, M. (2009). 68 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-6A2-46026; DOE/GO-102009-2868. (PDF 1.9 MB)
"Calculating Wind Integration Costs: Separating Wind Energy Value from Integration Cost Impacts." Milligan, M.; Kirby, B. (2009). 28 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-550-46275. (PDF 824 KB)
"Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study — Preliminary Findings: Preprint." Corbus, D.; Milligan, M.; Ela, E.; Schuerger, M.; Zavadil, B. (2009). 9 pp.; NREL Report No. CP-550-46505. (PDF 1.3 MB)
"Evaluating the Impacts of Real-Time Pricing on the Usage of Wind Generation." Sioshansi, R.; Short, W. (2009). IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. Vol. 24(2), May 2009; pp. 516-524; NREL Report No. JA-6A2-44971. doi:10.1109/tpwrs.2008.2012184
"How do Wind and Solar Power Affect Grid Operations: The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study; Preprint." Lew, D.; Milligan, M.; Jordan, G.; Freeman, L.; Miller, N.; Clark, K.; Piwko, R. (2009). 10 pp.; NREL Report No. CP-550-46517. (PDF 1.5 MB)
"Impact of Electric Industry Structure on High Wind Penetration Potential." Milligan, M.; Kirby, B.; Gramlich, R.; Goggin, M. (2009). 31 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-550-46273. (PDF 1.2 MB)
"Land Use Requirements of Modern Wind Power Plants in the United States." Denholm, P.; Hand, M.; Jackson, M.; Ong, S. (2009). 46 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-6A2-45834. (PDF 1.0 MB)
"Large-Scale Wind Integration Studies in the United States: Preliminary Results; Preprint." Milligan, M.; Lew, D.; Corbus, D.; Piwko, R.; Miller, N.; Clark, K.; Jordan, G.; Freeman, L.; Zavadil, B.; Schuerger, M. (2009). 8 pp.; NREL Report No. CP-550-46527. (PDF 856 KB)
"Optimal Expansion Planning for the Deployment of Wind Energy." Oh, H. S.; Short, W. Journal of Energy Engineering. Vol. 135(3), September 2009; pp. 83-88; (2009). NREL Report No. JA-6A2-44983. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9402(2009)135:3(83)
"Potential for Development of Solar and Wind Resource in Bhutan." Gilman, P.; Cowlin, S.; Heimiller, D. (2009). 44 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-6A2-46547. (PDF 2.2 MB)
"Value of Compressed Air Energy Storage with Wind in Transmission-Constrained Electric Power Systems." Denholm, P.; Sioshansi, R. (2009). Energy Policy. Vol. 37(8), 2009; pp. 3149-3158; NREL Report No. JA-6A2-46122. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2009.04.002
"Wind Energy in the Mitigation of Carbon Emissions (Presentation)." (2009). 27 pp.; Short, W.; Sullivan, P. Windpower 2009 Conference & Exhibition [Full Conference Materials DVD-ROM], 4-7 May 2009, Chicago, Illinois. Washington, D.C.: American Wind Energy Association (AWEA); produced by Fleetwood Onsite Conference Recording NREL Report No. PR-550-46839.
2008
"20% Wind Energy by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply." (2008). 248 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-500-41869; DOE/GO-102008-2567. (PDF 9.1 MB)
"GIS Method for Developing Wind Supply Curves." Kline, D.; Heimiller, D.; Cowlin, S. (2008). 19 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-670-43053. (PDF 532 KB)
"Modeling Sensitivities to the 20% Wind Scenario Report with the WinDS Model." Blair, N.; Hand, M.; Short, W.; Sullivan, P. (2008). 22 pp.; NREL Report No. CP-670-43511. (PDF 1.2 MB)
2007
"Making the Economic Case for Small-Scale Distributed Wind -- A Screening for Distributed Generation Wind Opportunities." Kandt, A.; Brown, E.; Dominick, J.; Jurotich, T. (2007). Preprint, 17 pp.; NREL Report No. CP-640-41897. (PDF 416 KB)
"Modeling the National Potential for Offshore Wind." Short, W.; Sullivan, P. (2007). Preprint, 18 pp.; NREL Report No. CP-640-41803. (PDF 3.2 MB)
