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"20% Wind Energy by 2030" Report

20% Wind Energy by 2030
Increasing Wind Energy’s Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply

The "20% Wind Energy by 2030" report was issued in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Energy. Wind power can play a major role in meeting America’s increasing demand for electricity, according to a groundbreaking technical report, 20% Wind Energy by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy’s Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply, prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy with contributions from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the American Wind Energy Association, Black & Veatch and others from the energy sector.

The report explores one scenario for reaching 20% wind electricity by 2030 and contrasts it to a scenario in which no new U.S. wind power capacity is installed. It examines costs, major impacts and challenges associated with the 20% Wind Scenario. It investigates requirements and outcomes in the areas of technology, manufacturing, transmission and integration, markets, environment and siting. The report finds that the nation possesses affordable wind energy resources far in excess of those needed to enable a 20% scenario.

The report contains information on:

  1. Benefits of Wind Energy
  2. Challenges to the Growth of the Wind Industry
  3. Assumptions used in the 20% Wind Scenario analysis
  4. Transmission infrastructure and wind integration
  5. Environmental and siting considerations for wind power
  6. Wind turbine technology development and supply chain / wind turbine manufacturing potential and opportunities

Go to this website for more information: www.20percentwind.org

For general questions on wind power in general, please send an e-mail to windmail@awea.org. For any questions, contact Jeff Anthony, the AWEA Manager for Utility Programs at janthony@awea.org .

 

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"20% Wind Energy by 2030" Website
Learn about the 20% Report including how it was prepared, presentation slides describing the report, comments by leading industry experts, and a list of comprehensive resources.

Executive Summary
Download an executive summary and overview document of the analysis and key findings.

Modeling the 20% Analysis
Review a supplemental report on the modeling that went into the 20% Report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

 

 
 
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