A Report on Wind Energy in the United States and Canada
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Report Code : BREP034
Report Length : 27 Pages
Period : 2000 - 2006
Organization : -
Pub Date : 2007
Teaching Note : Not Available
Countries : United States, Canada Industry : Energy
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Introduction
"We have a serious problem: America is addicted to
oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world."1
- George W. Bush, President of United States of America,
in February 2006
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Wind power generation potential in the US was estimated at 10,777 terawatt hours2
(TWH) per annum,3 approximately double the
total electricity consumption in the year 2005. However, the actual wind power
output in the US in 2006 was expected to be only 24 TWH,4
which is less than 0.25% of the annual potential. The bulk of the energy
requirements of the US are met by conventional sources such as fossil fuels
(oil, coal, and natural gas) and hydro power. Nuclear power and renewable
sources such as solar power, biomass and tidal power are the other sources of
power generation. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)5
has estimated that the reduced combustion of fossil fuels in the US due to wind
power has resulted in a reduction of about 15 million tons6
of carbon dioxide emission on an annual basis.
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In the absence of wind energy, the additional consumption of natural gas in the
US would be approximately 0.5 billion cubic feet7
on a daily basis.
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The first
wind turbines in the US were mechanical windmills which were introduced
in the 1800s. Approximately 8 million mechanical windmills were
installed in the US between the 1860s and the 1920s. In the 1920s,8
the Reusable Energy Association was established to subsidize the
production of wind power and install supply lines for power
transmission. Wind power was initially used for powering lights, radios,
and kitchen appliances. In the 1930s, when fossil fuel and hydro based
power sources began to be commercialized, they were given strong
governmental support. This dealt a blow to the wind energy industry,
which witnessed a sharp decline... |
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