NREL Triples Previous Estimates of U.S. Wind Power Potential (Fact Sheet)

关键词: ELECTRICITY;    NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY;    VALIDATION;    WIND POWER NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL);    WIND RESOURCE;    WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL;    ELECTRICITY GENERATION;    WIND RESOURCE MAPS;    Wind Energy;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1020606
RP-ID  :  NREL/FS-6A42-51555
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1020606
Others  :  TRN: US201116%%785

学科分类：再生能源与代替技术

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released new estimates of the U.S. potential for wind-generated electricity, using advanced wind mapping and validation techniques to triple previous estimates of the size of the nation's wind resources. The new study, conducted by NREL and AWS TruePower, finds that the contiguous 48 states have the potential to generate up to 37 million gigawatt-hours annually. In comparison, the total U.S. electricity generation from all sources was roughly 4 million gigawatt-hours in 2009.