Michael Brower

Warren Leon

Examines the relationship between consumer behavior and the environment and suggests beneficial changes in behavior

Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists

The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices

From one of the most prestigious nonprofit organizations devoted to environmental issues comes a clear, practical, and rational overview of the relationship between consumers and the environment. Paper or plastic? Bus or car? Old house or new? Cloth diapers or disposables? Some choices have a huge impact on the environment; others are of negligible importance. To those of us who care about our quality of life and what is happening to the earth, this is a vastly important issue. In these pages, the Union of Concerned Scientists help inform consumers about everyday decisions that significantly affect the environment. For example, a few major decisions--such as the choice of a house or vehicle--have such a disproportionately large affect on the environment that minor environmental infractions shrink by comparison. This book identifies the 4 Most Significant Consumer-Related Environmental Problems, the 7 Most Damaging Spending Categories, 11 Priority Actions, and 7 Rules for Responsible Consumption. Learn what you can do to have a truly significant impact on our world from the people who are at the forefront of scientific research.

Practical Advice from The Union of Concerned Scientists

A practical, authoritative guide to the assessment of windresources for utility-scale wind projects—authored by a teamof experts from a leading renewable energy consultancy The successful development of wind energy projects depends on anaccurate assessment of where, how often, and how strongly the windblows. A mistake in this stage of evaluation can cause severefinancial losses and missed opportunities for developers, lenders,and investors. Wind Resource Assessment: A Practical Guide to Developing aWind Project shows readers how to achieve a high standard ofresource assessment, reduce the uncertainty associated withlong-term energy performance, and maximize the value of theirproject assets. Beginning with the siting, installation, andoperation of a high-quality wind monitoring program, this bookcontinues with methods of data quality control and validation,extrapolating measurements from anemometer height to turbineheight, adjusting short-term observations for historical climateconditions, and wind flow modeling to account for terrain andsurface conditions. In addition, Wind Resource Assessment addresses specialtopics such as: Worker safety Data security Remote sensing technology (sodar and lidar) Offshore resource assessment Impacts of climate change Uncertainty estimation Plant design and energy production estimatio Filled with important information ranging from basicfundamentals of wind to cutting-edge research topics, andaccompanied by helpful references and discussion questions, thiscomprehensive text—designed for an internationalaudience—is a vital reference that promotes consistentstandards for wind assessment across the industry.

A Practical Guide to Developing a Wind Project

Wind Resource Assessment

Daniel W. Bernadett

"This is a practical , authoritative guide for the most important phase in developing a wind energy project"--

Michael Brower

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