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The Value of Wind Technology Innovation [electronic resource] : Implications for the U.S. Power System, Wind Industry, Electricity Consumers, and Environment

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 2017.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
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74 pages : digital, PDF file
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Improvements to wind technologies have, in part, led to substantial deployment of U.S. wind power in recent years. The degree to which technology innovation will continue is highly uncertain adding to uncertainties in future wind deployment. We apply electric sector modeling to estimate the potential wind deployment opportunities across a range of technology advancement projections. The suite of projections considered span a wide range of possible cost and technology innovation trajectories, including those from a recent expert elicitation of wind energy experts, a projection based on the broader literature, and one reflecting estimates based on a U.S. DOE research initiative. In addition, we explore how these deployment pathways may impact the electricity system, electricity consumers, the environment, and the wind-related workforce. Overall, our analysis finds that wind technology innovation can have consequential implications for future wind power development throughout the United States, impact the broader electricity system, lower electric system and consumer costs, provide potential environmental benefits, and grow the U.S. wind workforce.
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E 1.99:nrel/tp--6a20-70032
nrel/tp--6a20-70032
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Published through SciTech Connect.
09/21/2017.
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Mai, Trieu T [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)]; Lantz, Eric J [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)]; Mowers, Matthew [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)]; Ryan Wiser.
Funding Information
AC36-08GO28308
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