Technology Advancements Could Unlock 80% More Wind Energy Potential During This Decade-Commercial Wind Turbine Innovations for Cost-Effective
over much of the country, some locations are less windy and, as a result, have not seen much wind energy development. Harnessing wind power in a cost-effective manner has long been a challenge in these areas. But new technologies could make it possible to profitably capture winds blowing higher above the ground across much of the United States.
In a recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory study, researchers found that technology innovations making their way into commercial markets today and in coming years could unlock 80% more economically viable wind energy capacity within the contiguous United States. This could go a long way toward helping the nation meet its clean energy goals.
“These results show an unexpected opportunity to utilize wind power more extensively in regions where transmission infrastructure already exists or where incremental transmission could be built relatively cost effectively,” said Owen Roberts, an NREL analyst and member of the study, which was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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