Extending the Bounds of Wind Energy

{access view=!registered}Only logged in users can view the full text of the article.{/access}{access view=registered}As an inexhaustible, clean and economical way to generate electricity, wind power often tops the list of alternative energy sources for companies around the world facing volatility in fossil fuel prices, supply uncertainties and environmental issues. The USA in particular is rethinking its energy mix with an emphasis on environmentally friendly, renewable domestic energy sources. The 20% Wind Energy by 2030 study published by the US Department of Energy (DOE) in 2008 stated that generating 20% of the country’s electricity from wind power is feasible by the year 2030.