Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank those who have contributed their valuable time to respond to our questionnaire. The authors express their gratitude to the staff at the wind sites for sharing information and technical data. The authors also wish to thank the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Belagavi, the management of KLS and the principal of KLSGIT for allowing us to perform this research.
A previously published version of this article can be found in International Solutions to Sustainable Energy, Policies and Applications by Stephen A. Roosa. The Fairmont, Press, Inc.: Lilburn, Georgia.
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Sanjeev H. Kulkarni
Mr. Sanjeev H. Kulkarni is a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at K.L.S. Gogte Institute of Technology Belagavi, Karnataka, India. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and M. Tech in energy systems engineering. He secured the Gold Medal from Visvesvaraya Technological University for obtaining first rank in M. Tech. He has published in many international journals. He is a life member of ISTE. His interests include renewable energy systems, wind energy generation, energy policy, and energy management. He is pursuing research in renewable energy systems. Corresponding author e-mail: [email protected], [email protected].
T.R. Anil
Dr. T.R. Anil is a professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at K.L.S. Gogte Institute of Technology Belgaum, Karnataka, India. He has a Ph.D. in producer gas carburetors from the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi. He has published in numerous international journals. His interests are biomass gasification, fuels for internal combustion engines and renewable energy. E-mail: [email protected].