Wind Resource Assessments
Minnesota Wind Resource Maps
The first step for planning a wind energy project is determining if you have enough wind to justify the expense of the system and the time and expense of operating and maintaining your equipment.
Lummi Nation Wind Energy Development Feasibility Assessment Services RFP
The Lummi Nation is requesting proposals from qualified consulting firms to provide wind energy development feasibility assessment services. The overall goal of the Lummi Indian Reservation Wind Energy Development Feasibility Assessment Project, which is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, is to determine if and at what cost wind energy development on the Reservation can help achieve the tribal goal of energy self-sufficiency.
Michigan Wind Resource Data
Michigan State University Extension Service has data available from 9 anemometers located around the state. Data goes back to 2006 on some towers.
Environmental Assessments in the Great Lakes Region Webinar
This webinar was hosted by Windustry and the Great Lakes Regional Wind Energy Institute with support from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on May 18, 2010. The webinar provided a discussion of discuss environmental assessments for land-based wind energy development in and near communities along the Great Lakes.
Wind Resource Maps and Estimates Show Increased Potential for United States
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and consulting firm AWS Truewind, LLC have developed new wind resource maps and wind potential tables for the United States, the first comprehensive update of wind energy potential since 1993. The analysis indicates that wind resources in the U.S. are greater than previous estimates, up to three times more than previous estimates with the potential to generate up to 37 million gigawatt hours annually.
Wind Resource Assessment Techniques for Successful Project Development Seminar
Idaho National Laboratory's Wind Energy Calculator
Wind energy calculator – comprehensive set of wind turbine power curves and a tool to help analyze large batches of wind resource data.
