ABSTRACT
The 1999 European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition was organized to review progress, and present and discuss the wind energy business, technology and science for the future. The Proceedings contain a selection of over 300 papers from the conference. They represent a significant update to the understanding of this increasingly important field of energy generation and cover a full range of topics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |76 pages
Plenary papers
chapter |6 pages
Structural and Economic Optimisation of Bottom-Mounted Offshore Wind Energy Converters
part |116 pages
Aerodynamics and aeroacoustics
part |81 pages
Aeroelasticity, loads and safety
part |98 pages
Large wind turbines, new designs and offshore
part |89 pages
Liberalised electricity market, integration and experience
chapter |4 pages
Electricity Tariffs for Embedded Renewable Generation
chapter |3 pages
Reliability Assessment of Wind Turbines in Germany
part |11 pages
Manufacturers' presentations of their latest developments and commercial machines
part |74 pages
Market development and financial aspects
part |60 pages
National programmes, environmental issues and standards
part |109 pages
Power performance, testing and strength
part |182 pages
Power quality, earthing, lightning, multipole generators and adaptive control systems
part |93 pages
Wind diesel systems, hydrogen production, desalination and wind pumps
part |95 pages
Wind modelling and short term prediction
part |147 pages
Wind resources
