Wind power is developing rapidly, both in the number of new installations and in the interest from various stakeholders including policy makers, NGOs, research scientists, industry, and a broader general public. Unlike the majority of other texts on wind power, which are written primarily for engineers or policy analysts, this book specifically targets professionals and students interested in wind power project development. Having outlined wind power basics and explained the underlying resource and technology, the author explores the interactions between wind power and society and the main aspects of project development, including, siting, economics, and legislation. Based on a successful Swedish edition, expanded and updated for an international market, this book will be an essential reference for professionals developing new sites, government officials and consultants reviewing related applications, and both specialists and non-specialists studying wind power project development.
Tore Wizelius is a writer and journalist who has authored five books on wind power (in Swedish). He was the Sweden correspondent for "Windpower Monthly" during the 1990s and has been a lecturer on wind power at Gotland University since 1998.
Contents: Preface * Part I: Introduction to Windpower * Windpower Today and in the Future * Historical Background * Development of a Modern Windpower Industry * Part II: Wind Energy * The Wind * The Power of Wind * Energy Transformation * Part III: Technology ? Types of Wind Turbines * The Rotor * Nacelle, Tower and Foundation * Electrical and Control system * Overall Efficiency * Part IV: Windpower and Society * Windpower in Society * Environment - Benefit and Impact * Windpower Planning * Opinion and Acceptance * Windpower in the Electric Power System * Part V: Windpower Project Development * Siting * Economics * Project Development ? Glossary
"Wizelius offers a very practical and comprehensive treatment of a technology that is developing very rapidly. The author is an expert and also gifted in explaining each of his topics in clear language....Wizelius shows how various projects in many countries have fared, and the conclusions are very illuminating. The optimum machine in the optimum site with intelligent management is the goal, and many projects around the world are succeeding. For all serious students in the field. Summing Up: Highly recommended."
Published by Earthscan Publications Ltd. Tore Wizelius January 2007. 296 pp., 6 1/8" x 9 1/4"
Developing Wind Power Projects 
Wind power is developing rapidly, both in the number of new installations and in the interest from various stakeholders including policy makers, NGOs, research scientists, industry, and a broader general public. Unlike the majority of other texts on wind power, which are written primarily for engineers or policy analysts, this book specifically targets professionals and students interested in wind power project development.