Table of Contents

Part 1 Electricity markets: the UK electricity market and the wind industry - a perspective on 1998 proposals, S.L. Batley et al; trading green electricity, M. Davies; a study of the financial viability of grid-connected wind turbines for farmers, A.G.M. Hunter et al; survey of employment in the UK wind energy industry, G. Jenkins; the electricity market - wind energy after NFFO and in liberalized markets, J.H. Johns; value of wind generated electricity, G. Strbac et al; geographically distributed wind farms - their future development, R. Tudway. Part 2 Stand alone/novel: model development and controlled design for the proven 2.2kW wind turbine, S.H. Lloyd and D.G. Infield; use of air jet vortex generators leading to improved energy capture and power regulation of a wind turbine, A. Oliver et al; computer modelling of a concentrator wind turbine system, D.A. Olivieri and P.J. Lamont; a hysteresis-free wind pump, A.C. Dowell and C.E. Oram; a counter-rotating axial-airgap induction generator using pole changing windings for developing country use, S.N. Dunnett and A.E. Corbett; self-regulating composite rotor for a small wind turbine, J.B. Feuchtwang and D.G. Infield; structural design, manufacture and testing of resin transfer moulded blades for small wind turbines, M.E. Bechly et al; field testing of a prototype 5kW wind turbine, M.E. Bechly et al; analysis of the potential for wind and solar energy systems in Antarctica, C. Brown et al; validation of computer modelling of a combined energy generation system using wind turbines, D. Child and D.G. Infield; wind power for desalination - a potential market, D.G. Infield. Part 3 Environmental and public relations: landscapes with wind farms - a view from mid-Wales, A.L. Burton; wind energy - environmental impact - the UK experience and the EU perspective, S.C. Holmes; the cost of visual impact - implications for the siting of wind turbines, S. Tribe et al; environmental criteria for wind farm development, P. Hinson and A. Lloyd; wind farm public opinion canvassing - results and analysis of recent surveys, S. Powles et al; analysis of press clippings (1st Jan-14th May 1996), G. Hartnell; birds, wind farms and Blyth Harbour, D. Still et al; optimal site selection for wind farms - the role for geographical information systems, D.B. Kidner; a GIS tool for the economic assessment of renewable technologies, F. Mahmmud et al; windfarm design in the light of previous experience, A. Lloyd; the visual impact of Taff Ely wind farm - a case study using GIS, D.B. Kidner. Part 4 Integration: capacity credits - clarifying the issues, D. Milborrow; geographically distributed wind farms - technical issues, D. Milborrow et al; wind farm power quality and network interaction, M. Davidson; the integration of renewable energy technologies in Wales - the ARIES project, C.J. Peasley; network models for prediction of flicker from wind turbines, Z. Saad-Saoud et (Part contents)

About the Author

Mike Anderson is the author of Wind Energy Conversion 1996, published by Wiley.