Wind Power课件.ppt

Wind Energy Stephen R. Lawrence Leeds School of Business University of Colorado Boulder, CO Acknowledgement Ancient Resource Meets 21st Century Wind TurbinesPower for a House or City Wind Energy Outline History and Context Advantages Design Siting Disadvantages Economics Project Development Policy Future History and Context Wind Energy History 1 A.D. Hero of Alexandria uses a wind machine to power an organ ~ 400 A.D. Wind driven Buddhist prayer wheels 1200 to 1850 Golden era of windmills in western Europe – 50,000 9,000 in Holland; 10,000 in England; 18,000 in Germany 1850’s Multiblade turbines for water pumping made and marketed in U.S. 1882 Thomas Edison commissions first commercial electric generating stations in NYC and London 1900 Competition from alternative energy sources reduces windmill population to fewer than 10,000 1850 – 1930 Heyday of the small multiblade turbines in the US midwast As many as 6,000,000 units installed 1936+ US Rural Electrification Administration extends the grid to most formerly isolated rural sites Grid electricity rapidly displaces multiblade turbine uses Increasingly Significant Power Source Manufacturing Market Share US Wind Energy Capacity Installed Wind Turbines Colorado Wind Energy Projects New Projects in Colorado Ponnequin – 30 MW Wind Power Advantages Advantages of Wind Power Environmental Economic Development Fuel Diversity Conservation Cost Stability Environmental Benefits No air pollution No greenhouse gasses Does not pollute water with mercury No water needed for operations Pollution from Electric Power Economic Development Benefits Expanding Wind Power development brings jobs to rural communities Increased tax revenue Purchase of goods services Economic Development Example Fuel Diversity Benefits Domestic energy source Inexhaustible supply Small, dispersed design reduces supply risk Cost Stability Benefits Flat-rate pricing hedge against fuel price volatility risk Wind electricity is inflation-proof Wind