The status and future of wind energy technology

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1044, Issue , 2008, Pages 340-359

  Thresher, Robert ^a   Robinson, Michael ^a   Veers, Paul ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

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EID: 54049086591     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2993732     Document Type: Conference Paper

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