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Horizon Consultancy Group

US Wind Market Analysis for WOW!

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644 AD Persians invented windmills to generate power using Wind

1887 Charles F. Brush used wind turbines to generate electricity.

Wind Turbines are 20% to 40% efficient and generate an average of 2MW to 3MW a day.
Height and the wing span of the wind turbine can impact highly on their efficiency.
Cluster of wind turbines is knows as Wind Farms and they can be either on-shore or off-shore.

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HAWT

VAWT

Stages of Electricity Generation by Wind Turbine:

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Eastern Interconnection

Western Interconnection

Texas Interconnection

US Wind Belt

Starting from Minnesota and North Dakota to Texas.

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What are the Challenges of Wind Power?

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Alternative Solutions for Wind Power:

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