Wind Power Engineering Challenges 2007–2015

ABSTRACT

Wind power in the United States presents an unprecedented opportunity to simultaneously address key issues surrounding energy security and climate change. A recently released study has determined what it would take to have the U.S. obtain 20% of its electricity from wind power by the year 2030∗. This study outlines a number of public policy and strategic implications of achieving this target. The engineering challenges associated with expanding the contribution of wind energy to our nation's power supply provides a number of daunting and aggressive targets that will need to be met.