Wind Energy in the United States and Collaborative Opportunities with China

摘要

@@ Background on the Status of Wind Energy Market Develop ment in the United States From the birth of modern electricity-generating wind turbines in the 1970s to now, wind energy technology has dramatically improved. Guided by the operational experience gained in the California wind plants during the 1980s, capital costs have plummeted, reliability has improved, and energy capture has increased. Well capitalized multinational corporations are manufacturing turbines and supplying massproduced turbines around the world.