[PDF] Assessment of Research Needs for Wind Turbine Rotor Materials Technology National Research Council; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems; Committee on Assessment of Research Needs for Wind Turbine Rotor Materials Technology

Wind-driven power systems represent a renewable energy technology. Arrays of interconnected wind turbines can convert power carried by the wind into electricity. This book defines a research and development agenda for the U.S. Department of Energy’s wind energy program in hopes of improving the performance of this emerging technology.