Notes

Chapter 1

1. Mount Washington Observatory. “The Story of the World Record Wind.” www.mountwashington.org/about/visitor/recordwind.php.

2. Leslie, Brewer. “Canadian Market for Small Wind Energy Systems Growing Rapidly.” The Epoch Times, Oct. 31, 2010. www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/45110.

3. CanWEA. “Small Wind Market Survey.” 2010. www.canwea.ca/pdf/SmallWind/canwea-smallwindmarketsurvey-e-web.pdf.

4. Nao Nakanishi. “UK Small Wind Blows Strong Despite Recession.” Reuters, November 20, 2009.

5. Number presented at 1st World Wind Energy Association, World Summit for Small Wind, Husum, Germany, March 18–19, 2010, provided by REN21.

6. BWEA. “Small Wind Systems UK Market Report 2009.” www.bwea.com/pdf/small/BWEA%20SWS%20UK%20Market%20Report%202009.pdf.

7. Guidi, Daniele, Stephanie Cunningham. Ecosoluzione via REN21, March 2010.

8. Jayakumar, P.B. “Lighting Up Lives: Tatas Plan to Do a Nano with Power.” Business Standard, July 2, 2010. www.business-standard.com/india/news/lightinglives-tatas-plan-to-donanopower/400128.

9. China data presented at 1st World Wind Energy Association, World Summit for Small Wind.

10. World Wind Energy Association. “Small Wind Systems and Their Applications: An Overview.” www.wwindea.org/technology/ch05/en/5_1_1.html.

11. GWEC. “Wind Is a Global Power Source.” www.gwec.net/index.php?id=13.

12. EcoGeneration. “Growing Small Wind.” July/August 2009. http://ecogeneration.com.au/news/growing_small_wind/001331.

13. Bombourg, Nicolas. “Reportlinker Adds Global Small Wind Turbine Market 2009–2013.” PRNewswire, July 22, 2010.

14. www.gwec.net/index.php?id=139.

15. EWEA. “Wind Energy and the Benefits.” www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/press_releases/factsheet_environment2.pdf.

16. Harsh, Stephen B., Lynn Hamilton, Eric Wittenberg. “Small Wind on the Farm: A Capital Budgeting Case Study.” Agricultural Finance Review, Vol. 70 Issue: 2, pp. 201–213. www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1876533&show=abstract.

17. Bharat Book Bureau. “Financial Incentives and Government Policies Are Driving Wind Technology.” My Efficient Planet, March 28, 2010. www.myefficientplanet.com/72307/financial-incentives-and-government-policies-are-driving-wind-technology.

18. Jacobson, D., D.J. Virginia, C. High. “Wind Energy and Air Emission Reduction Benefits: A Primer.” Subcontract Report NREL/SR-500-42616, February 2008.

19. Ibid.

20. Energy Savers. “Small ‘Hybrid’ Solar and Wind Electric Systems.” www.energysavers.gov/your_home/electricity/index.cfm/mytopic=11130.

Chapter 2

1. Colby, W., M. Det. David, et. al. “American Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects: An Expert Panel Review.” Wind Energy Association and Canadian Wind Energy Association, December 2009. www.awea.org/newsroom/releases/AWEA_CanWEA_SoundWhitePaper_12-11-09.pdf.

2. DeGagne, David C., Anita Lewis, Chris May. “Evaluation of Wind Turbine Noise.” www.noisesolutions.com/uploads/images/pages/resources/pdfs/Wind%20Turbine%20Noise.pdf.

3. Dang, W.M., et. al. “Characteristics of Infrasound and Its Influence on Workers in Working Environment of Certain Thermoelectricity Works and Department.” Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi. 2008 Dec. 26(12): 711–4.

4. Oerlemans, Stefan. “Detection of Aeroacoustic Sound Sources on Aircraft and Wind Turbines.” University of Twente, September 3, 2009. www.utwente.nl/news/quieter-wind-turbines.

5. Hanning, Christopher M.D. “Sleep Disturbance and Wind Turbine Noise.” June 2009. www.wind-watch.org/documents/wp-content/uploads/Hanning-sleep-disturbance-wind-turbine-noise.pdf.

6. Pedersen E., K.P. Waye. “Perception and Annoyance Due to Wind Turbine Noise—A Dose-Response Relationship.” J Acoust Soc Am. 2004 Dec;116(6): 3460–70. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15658697.

7. Pedersen E., F. van den Berg, R. Bakker, J.J. Bouma. “Response to Noise from Modern Wind Farms in The Netherlands.” Acoust Soc Am. 2009 Aug;126(2): 634–43: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19640029.

8. Pedersen E., Waye K. Persson. “Wind Turbine Noise, Annoyance and Self-Reported Health and Well-Being in Different Living Environments.” Occup Environ Med. 2007 Jul;64(7):480–6. Epub Mar 1, 2007. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17332136.

9. Ibid.

10. Smedley A.R., A.R. Webb, A.J. Wilkins. “Potential of Wind Turbines to Elicit Seizures Under Various Meteorological Conditions.” Epilepsia. 2010 Jul;51(7): 1146–51. Epub Nov 16, 2009. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19919663.

11. Harding G., P. Harding, A. Wilkins. “Wind Turbines, Flicker, and Photosensitive Epilepsy: Characterizing the Flashing that May Precipitate Seizures and Optimizing Guidelines to Prevent Them.” Epilepsia. 2008 Jun; 49(6):1095–8. Epub Apr 4, 2008.

12. Wikipedia. Viewshed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viewshed.

13. EWEA. “Visual Influence.” www.wind-energy-the-facts.org/en/part-i-technology/chapter-4-wind-farm-design/factors-affecting-turbine-location/visual-influence.html.

14. AWEA. “How Popular Is Wind Energy.” www.awea.org/faq/wwt_environment.html.

15. Chiras, Dan. Power from the Wind. New Society Publishers, 2009.

16. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. “The Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property Values in the United States.” eetd.lbl.gov/ea/EMS/reports/lbnl-2829e.pdf.

17. Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP). “The Effect of Wind Development on Local Property Values.” www.repp.org/articles/static/1/binaries/wind_online_final.pdf.

18. Dent, Peter, Dr. Sally Sims. “What Is the Impact of Wind Farms on House Prices?” by Oxford Brookes University, was published as part of the FiBRE (Findings in Built and Rural Environments) series. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/RICS%20Property%20report.pdf.

19. Edinburgh Solicitors’ Property Centre. “Impact of Wind Farms on Residential Property Prices—Crystal Rig Case Study.” February 2007, available from ESPC.

20. www.beaconhill.org/BHIStudies/Windmills2004/WindFarmArmyCorps.pdf.

21. Zeller, Tom. “For Those Near, the Miserable Hum of Clean Energy” New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

22. Promotion of Renewable Energy Act No. 1392 of 27 December 2008. www.windaction.org/?module=uploads&func=download&fileId=1910.

23. Yes2Wind. “Debunking the Myths.” www.yes2wind.com/explore/debunking-the-myths/.

24. Wilson, Whitney. “Interference of Wind Turbines with Wide Area Communications.” www.masstech.org/Project%20Deliverables/Comm_Wind/Eastham/Eastham_Cell_Tower_Analysis.pdf.

25. CanWEA. “Benefits and Issues with Small Wind.” www.smallwindenergy.ca/en/Overview/BenefitsIssues/Issues.html.

26. Sengupta, Dipak L. “Electrogmagnetic Interference Effects of Wind Turbines.” Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Michigan, 1982.

27. Schwartz, Ariel. “Wind Turbine Projects Run Into Resistance.” New York Times, Aug 27, 2010.

28. BWEA. “Feasibility of Mitigating the Effects of Wind Farms on Primary Radar.” www.bwea.com/aviation/ams_report.html.

29. Schwartz, Ariel. “Wind Turbine Projects Run Into Resistance.” New York Times. Aug 27, 2010.

30. Energy Insurance Brokers/South Bay Risk Management and Insurance Services/Garrad Hassan.

31. Erickson, Wallace P., Gregory D. Johnson, David P. Young, Jr. “A Summary and Comparison of Bird Mortality from Anthropogenic Causes with an Emphasis on Collisions.” www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr191/Asilomar/pdfs/1029-1042.

32. “Wind Turbines Continue to Kill Birds.” www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/05/wind-turbines-continue-to-kill-birds.

33. Drewitt A.L., R.H. Langston. “Collision Effects of Wind-Power Generators and Other Obstacles on Birds.” Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008;1134:233–66.

34. Baisner A.J., J.L. Andersen, A. Findsen, et. al. “Minimizing Collision Risk Between Migrating Raptors and Marine Wind Farms.” Development of a Spatial Planning Tool. Environ Manage. Aug 15, 2010.

35. Fielder, J.K. “Assessment of Bat Mortality and Activity at Buffalo Mountain Windfarm, Eastern Tennessee.” Thesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 2004.

36. Kerns, J., P. Kerlinger. “A Study of Bird and Bat Collision Fatalities at the Mountaineer Wind Energy Center, Tucker County, West Virginia.” FPL Energy and Mountaineer Wind Energy Center Technical Review Committee. Curry and Kerlinger, LLC, Cape May, NJ, 2004. www.responsiblewind.org/docs/MountaineerFinalAvianRpt3-15-04PKJK.pdf.

37. Arnett, E.B., W.P. Erickson, J. Kerns, J.W. Horn. “Relationships between Bats and Wind Turbines in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.” Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative, 2005. www.batcon.org/wind/BWEC2004finalreport.pdf.

38. Kerns, J., W.P. Erickson, E.B. Arnett. “Bat and Bird Fatality at Wind Energy Facilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.” pp. 24–95. In E.B. Arnett, editor, 2005. Relationships between bats and wind turbines in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Final Report. Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative. February 15, 2007: www.batcon.org/wind/BWEC2004finalreport.pdf.

39. Desholm M., J. Kahlert. “Avian Collision Risk at an Offshore Wind Farm.” Biol Lett. 2005 Sep 22;1(3):296–8.

40. Baerwald, Erin F., Genevieve H. D’Amours, Brandon J. Klug, Robert M.R. Barclay. “Barotrauma Is a Significant Cause of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines.” Current Biology, Vol. 18, Issue 16, R695-R696, August 26, 2008.

41. Kunz, T.H., L.F. Lumsden. 2003. “Ecology of Cavity and Foliage Roosting Bats.” In T.H. Kunz and M.B. Fenton, editors. Bat Ecology. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. pp. 3–89.

42. Vonhof, M.J., R.M.R. Barclay. 1996. “Roost Site Selection and Roosting Ecology of Forest Dwelling Bats in Southern British Columbia.” Canadian Journal of Zoology. 74:1797–1805.

43. Kunz, T.H., L.F. Lumsden. 2003. “Ecology of Cavity and Foliage Roosting Bats.” In T.H. Kunz and M.B. Fenton, editors. Bat Ecology. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. pp. 3–89.

44. Long, C.V., J.A. Flint, P.A. Lepper. “Insect Attraction to Wind Turbines: Does Colour Play a Role?” European Journal of Wildlife Research. DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0432-7.

45. Nicholls B., P.A. Racey. “The Aversive Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation On Foraging Bats: A Possible Means of Discouraging Bats from Approaching Wind Turbines.” PLoS One. Jul 16;4(7): e6246, 2009.

46. Horn, et al. “Behavioral Responses of Bats to Operating Wind Turbines.” Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1 123–132, 2008: http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.bu.edu/cecb/files/2009/08/Horn_et_al_2008.pdf.

47. Boyle, Rebecca. “Increasing Wind Turbine Turn-On Speeds Could Help Reduce Bat Deaths.” www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-10/increasing-wind-turbine-turn-speeds-could-help-reduce-bat-deaths-new-study-says.

Chapter 3

1. Beaty, William. “How Are Watts, Ohms, Amps, and Volts Related?” Amasci.com, April 2, 2000: http://amasci.com/elect/vwatt1.html.

2. Ibid.

3. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Lee_Ranch_Wind _Speed_Frequency.png.

4. Lee Ranch Data 2002. www.sandia.gov/wind/other/LeeRanchData-2002.pdf.

5. Wikipedia. “Wind Power.’ Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power#Distribution_of_wind_speed.

6. Realcalc scientific calculator. www.appbrain.com/app/realcalc-scientific-calculator/uk.co.nickfines.RealCalc.

7. GE Power’s H Series Turbine. www.ge-energy.com/prod_serv/products/gas_turbines_cc/en/h_system/index.htm.

8. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_efficiency.

9. U.S. Energy Information Administration. “The Impact of Increased Use of Hydrogen on Petroleum Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emissions.” 2008-04. www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/servicerpt/hydro/hfct.html.

10. National Fuel Cell Research Center. “NFCRC Tutorial: Energy Conversion.” www.nfcrc.uci.edu/EnergyTutorial/energyconversion.html.

11. Electrical Generation Efficiency—Working Document of the NPC Global Oil & Gas Study, July 18, 2007.

12. Ibid.

13. Sandia National Laboratories. “Sandia, Stirling Energy Systems Set New World Record for Solar-to-Grid Conversion Efficiency.” Feb. 12, 2008.

14. Northern Arizona University. “Geothermal: Electricity Generation.” geothermal.nau.edu/about/generation.shtml.

15. U.S. Department of Energy. “Solar Energy Technologies Program.” apps1.eere.energy.gov/solar/cfm/faqs/third_level.cfm/name=Photovoltaics/cat=The%20Basics#Q43.

16. www.alternative-energy-guide.com/articles/bio-hydro/Ennercy-effiecincy.htm.

17. “Cree Raises Near-UV LED Efficiency Record.” LED News. Apr 1, 2001: www.compoundsemiconductor.net/csc/features-details.php?cat=features&id=11513.

18. Examples of conversion efficiency of lamps. After Meyer & Nienhuis, 1988 and Anon, 1987.

19. Miyamoto, K. “Renewable Biological Systems for Alternative Sustainable Energy Production.” FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin – 128. Chapter 1: Biological Energy Production. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

20. www.alternative-energy-guide.com/articles/bio-hydro/Ennercy-effiecincy.htm.

Chapter 4

1. In 2008, the average annual electricity consumption for a U.S. residential utility customer was 11,040 kWh, an average of 920 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per month. Tennessee had the highest annual consumption at 15,624 kWh and Maine the lowest at 6,252 kWh. www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/esr/table5_a.xls.

2. EIA. “U.S. Residential Electricity Consumption by End Use.” 2008. www.eia.doe.gov/ask/electricity_faqs.asp#electricity_lighting.

3. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Assessment of Demand Response & Advanced Metering. www.ferc.gov/legal/staff-reports/12-08-demand-response.pdf.

4. Kshemkalyani-Tavkar, Amruta. “Energy Efficiency Standards for Appliances.” GreenLiving.com: lead-green-life.blogspot.com/2009/06/energy-efficiency-standards-for.html.

5. McCade, Dallas. “The Do-It-Yourself Energy Audit, Part I.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYMHoPzVgk and from Green Homes America, “Home Energy Audit Overview.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ_kO1M-1rY.

6. Shea, Kevin. “Energy Usage Spreadsheet.” http://bit.ly/myEnergy.

7. itunes.apple.com/app/wattulator/id297265823?mt=8. Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

8. Consumer Reports Magazine issue, March 2009.

9. The manufacturer’s spec sheet for the energy meter reader E2: www.energymonitor.com/E2-Data-Sheet.pdf.

10. National Trust for Historic Preservation. “The Cost of Going Green.” Preservation Magazine Online. www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2010/march-april/green-guide.html.

11. Software Product. “Power Stoplight Mobile: Application for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android.” www.powerstoplight.com/?page_id=8.

12. “Cut Energy Costs.” Consumer Reports. www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/real-estate/plug-your-homes-money-leaks/cut-energy-costs/plug-your-homes-money-leaks-cut-energy-costs.htm.

13. Kanellos, Michael. “Sensors Drafted to Turn Off Lights Nationwide.” CNET News, February 4, 2005 10:57 AM PST. news.cnet.com/Sensors-drafted-to-turn-off-lights-nationwide/2100-1008_3-5563775.html#ixzz 1ICA8zTqD.

14. Energy Star specifications. http://energystar.com.

Chapter 5

1. A worldwide-based free online classified service at craigslist.org.

2. National Renewable Energy Lab. “Wind Maps.” www.nrel.gov/gis/wind.html.

3. European Commission. “Urban Wind Resource Assessment in the UK: An Introduction to Wind Resource Assessment in the Urban Environment.” WINEUR Deliverable 5.1, February 2007.

4. Wind Shear and Wind Speed Variation Analysis for Wind Farm Projects for Texas.

5. WindTurbines.net. “Wind Shear.” www.windturbines.net/wiki/Wind_Shear_Exponent.

6. Heier, Siegfried. Grid Integration of Wind Energy Conversion Systems. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. p. 45, 2005.

7. Harrison, Robert. Large Wind Turbines. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. p. 30, 2001.

8. “What Is Wind Shear?” www.weatherquestions.com/What_is_wind_shear.htm.

9. Zbigniew, Lubosny. “Wind Turbine Operation in Electric Power Systems: Advanced Modeling.” Berlin: Springer. p. 17, 2003.

10. For more recent updated list on surface roughness coefficients, check the following article: Oliver Probst and Diego Cárdenas “State of the Art and Trends in Wind Resource Assessment.” Energies 2010, 3, 1087-1141; doi:10.3390/en3061087, ISSN 1996-1073. www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/3/6/1087/pdf.

11. NASA. “Catalog of NASA Images and Animations of Our Home Planet.” visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2154.

12. Natural Resources Conservation Service. “Wind Rose Data.” www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/climate/windrose.html.

13. Australian Government, Bureau of Meteorology. “Wind Roses.” www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/wind/wind_rose.shtml

14. Sagrillo, Mick. “Warwick Urban Wind Trial Project Sheds Much Needed Light on Rooftop Wind Resources.” urbanturbines.org.

15. news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10157474-54.html#ixzz11VJJ7GjE.

16. Sklar, Scott. “Can the Mounting of Small Wind Turbines Directly on Roof Structures Be Effective?” Renewable Energy World website, August 15, 2006. www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2006/08/can-the-mounting-of-small-wind-turbines-directly-on-roof-structures-be-effective-45725.

Chapter 6

1. CNET. “The Chart: HDTV Power Consumption Compared.” reviews.cnet.com/green-tech/tv-consumption-chart/.

2. Blanchard, Olivier. Macroeconomics (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice Hall, 2000.

3. Visual Economics. “Inflation by Country.” www.visualeconomics.com/inflation-by-country/.

4. AWEA, “Small Wind Turbine Global Market Study.” AWEA, 2009. e360.yale.edu/images/digest/2010_AWEA_Small_Wind_Turbine_Global_ Market_Study-1.pdf.

5. Sagrillo, Mick, “Wind System Operation and Maintenance Costs.” Factsheet from AWEA Windletter, December 2002. renewwisconsin.org/wind/Toolbox-homeowners/Operation%20and%20maintenance%20costs.pdf.

6. Fischer, Mike. “Betting the Farm.” Home Power Magazine, Aug–Sept 2003, issue 96, p.34-41, homepower.com/view/?file=HP96_pg34_Fischer.

7. Andy Black. [email protected].

8. AWEA. “Financial Incentives.” archive.awea.org/smallwind/toolbox/IMPROVE incentives.asp.

9. Center for Resource Solutions. “International Tax Incentives for Renewable Energy: Lessons for Public Policy.” www.resource-solutions.org/lib/librarypdfs/IntPolicy-Renewable_Tax_Incentives.pdf.

10. Fischer, Mike. “Betting the Farm.” Home Power Magazine, Aug–Sept 2003, Issue #96. homepower.com/view/?file=HP96_pg34_Fischer.

11. Gipe, Paul. “Renewable Energy Policy Mechanisms.” windworks.org/FeedLaws/RenewableEnergyPolicyMechanismsbyPaulGipe.pdf.

12. Lipp, J. “Lessons for Effective Renewable Electricity Policy from Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom,” Energy Policy, Volume 35, Issue 11, pp.5481–5495, 2007.

13. Europa. “Support for Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources.” europa.eu/legislation_summaries/energy/renewable_energy/l24452_en.htm.

14. REN21. “Renewables Global Status Report: 2009 Update,” Paris: REN21 Secretariat, 2009. www.unep.fr/shared/docs/publications/RE_GSR_2009_Update.pdf.

15. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_Energy_Certificates#cite_note-usdoe_gpn-0.

16. SREC Trade. “SREC Auction History.” www.srectrade.com/auctionhistory.php.

17. www.ofgem.gov.uk/Sustainability/Environment/RenewablObl/Pages/RenewablObl.aspx.

18. World Future Council. “Unleashing Renewable Energy Power in Developing Countries: Proposal for a Global Renewable Energy Policy Fund.” Hamburg. November 2009.

19. Center for Resource Solutions. “International Tax Incentives for Renewable Energy: Lessons for Public Policy.” www.resource-solutions.org/lib/librarypdfs/IntPolicy-Renewable_Tax_Incentives.pdf.

20. Union of Concerned Scientists. “Production Tax Credit for Renewable Energy.” www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/solutions/big_picture_solutions/production-tax-credit-for.html.

21. United Kingdom provides 150% tax credits for small businesses; extrapolated from Table 8.1. Tax Credits for RD&D in Center for Resource Solutions. “International Tax Incentives for Renewable Energy: Lessons for Public Policy.” www.resource-solutions.org/lib/librarypdfs/IntPolicy-Renewable_Tax_Incentives.pdf.

22. Center for Resource Solutions. “International Tax Incentives for Renewable Energy: Lessons for Public Policy.” www.resource-solutions.org/lib/library pdfs/IntPolicy-Renewable_Tax_Incentives.pdf.

23. Ibid.

24. AccionUSA. “Green Business Resources.” www.accionusa.org/home/small-business-loans/green-business-resources.aspx.

25. Black, Andy, Erin Moore Bean. “Cashing in on Renewable Energy.” homepower.com/view/?file=HP121_pg48_RE_Sources.

26. Gipe, Paul. Wind Energy, Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2004).

27. Cohn, Lisa. “Safeguard Your RE Investment.” Home Power 128, December 2008 & January 2009. www.realwriters.net/rew/HP128_pg72_Cohn.pdf.

28. Sagrillo, Mick. “Insuring Your Wind System Evaluating Policy Options.” Sagrillo Power & Light Co. www.awea.org/smallwind/sagrillo/ms_insur1.html.

29. Ibid.

30. Cohn, Lisa. “Safeguard Your RE Investment: Finding a Policy That Works for Your System.” HomePower Jan-Feb 2009, Issue #128. homepower.com/view/?file=HP128_pg72_Cohn.

31. McMullen, Mike. “Twisting in the Warranty Winds.” windsystemsmag.com/media/pdfs/Articles/2010_Dec/1210_Powerguard.pdf.

Chapter 7

1. thinkexist.com/quotation/given-the-fact-that-you-can-count-on-one-hand-the/1479580.html.

Chapter 8

1. Wikipedia. ISO 9001. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9000#Contents_of_ISO_9001.

2. European Commission. “CE Marking.” ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/single-market-goods/cemarking/faq/index_en.htm#product Group.

3. www.rohs.eu/english/index.html.

4. IEEE. “IEEE 1547 Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems.” grouper.ieee.org/groups/scc21/1547/1547_index.html.

5. IEC. IEC61400-2. webstore.iec.ch/preview/info_iec61400-2%7Bed2.0%7Den_d.pdf.

6. NEMA. ANSI C84.1. www.nema.org/stds/complimentary-docs/upload/ANSI%20C84-1.pdf.

7. Underwriters Laboratory, UL 6140-1. ul.com/global/documents/offerings/perspectives/regulators/technical/ul_WindTurbines.pdf.

8. “Wind Certification Labels Expected in Late 2010.” Homepower Magazine. Jun/Jul, #137, pp. 14–15, 2010.

Chapter 9

1. Gipe, Paul. Wind Power: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business. Chelsea Green Publishing Company: 2004.

2. Adapted from the June/July 2009 issue of Home Power Magazine, www.homepower.com.

3. “Acoustic Characteristics of the Bergey Excel-S 10 kW Wind Turbine.” July 14, 2010. Per the AWEA standard, the tests were conducted in accordance with IEC 61400-11, “Wind Turbine Generator Systems, Part 11 – Acoustic Noise Measurement Techniques.”

4. “Eoltec Scirocco 5.6 m/6 kW Wind Turbine Source Noise Level Measurement.” HM: 1820/R1 Version 1.3, April 10, 2007. www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/Documents/qJ8750/J70632.pdf.

5. Manufacturer’s rating. www.skystreamenergy.com/documents/datasheets/skystrea_%203.7t_datasheet.pdf.

6. Ibid.

7. Power-talk.net. “Wind Turbine Weight.” www.power-talk.net/wind-turbine-weight.html.

8. Summerville, Brent. “Small Wind Turbine Performance in Western North Carolina.” Appalachian State University Fall 2005. www.at.appstate.edu/documents/researcharticlesmallwindperformanceBJS.pdf.

9. Sagrillo, Mick, Ian Woofenden. “Wind Energy Predictions.” Homepower Magazine, Aug/Sep 2009 (#132) pp. 24–28. homepower.com/article/?file=HP132_pg24_Mail_2.

10. www.engr.colostate.edu/ALP/ALP_51_Stonington.htm.

11. “Wind Power: Capacity Factor, Intermittency, and What Happens When the Wind Doesn’t Blow?” Renewable Energy Research Laboratory, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

12. The British Wind Energy Association. “Blowing Away the Myths.” February 2005. www.bwea.com/pdf/ref_three.pdf.

13. Power Talk.net. “Wind Turbine Speed.” www.power-talk.net/wind-turbine-speed.html.

14. Woffenden, Ian, Mick Sagrillo. “2010 Wind Generator Buyer’s Guide.” Homepower Magazine, #137, pg. 44. homepower.com/view/?file= HP137_ pg44_Woofenden.

15. www.reuk.co.uk/Wind-Turbine-Tip-Speed-Ratio.htm.

16. Gipe, Paul. Wind Power: Renewable Energy For Home, Farm, and Business, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2004.

17. netfiles.uiuc.edu/mragheb/www/NPRE%20475%20Wind%20Power%20 Systems/Optimal%20Rotor%20Tip%20Speed%20Ratio.pdf.

18. Wind Turbine Overspeed Protection: Blade Pitch or Furl. Power-talk.net. www.power-talk.net/blade-pitch.html.

19. “Acoustic Characteristics of the Bergey Excel-S 10 kW Wind Turbine.” July 14, 2010. Per the AWEA standard, the tests were conducted in accordance with IEC 61400-11, “Wind Turbine Generator Systems, Part 11 – Acoustic Noise Measurement Techniques.”

Chapter 11

1. Chiras, Dans. Power of the Wind (New Society Publishers, 2009):168.