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Editorial W I N D E N G I N E E R I N G V O L U M E 2 7 , N O . 6 , 2 0 0 3 i T hi s six t h a n d fi n al i ssue f or 20 0 3 ( W i nd E n ginee ri n g v olu m e 27) includes a sprea d of a p plic a t ions a n d revi e w s cove ring a full ra ng e of m odern w i nd powe r a c tivit ies. T he new e st int ere s ts i n t he p a p ers include of f shore w i n d c ondit ions, v a r i a b l e speed g e nera tors a n d em b edded w i n d p ow e r g e n era t ion in l ibera li s e d m a r k ets. O th er pa p e rs giv e new inform a t ion on e sta b lis hed t opics, n am ely : ene rg y stora g e , bla d e f a t ig u e, g e nera tor desi g n , S a v oniu s rotors a n d l o cal w i nd p ow e r resource p otentia l. A n e f f ectiv ely new theoretic al subject i s ta c k l ed b y the a n aly si s of w i nd g e nera tion f ro m sm all turbin es l ocat ed o n b uild i n g roofs. T he oil-c risi s yea r of 1 9 73 ha entered history a s the bi r th-yea r of ‘n e w renew a b le e n erg y ’, i.e. the yea r w h en m odern te c hnology w a s a p plie d i n e a rn est for supplie s of energ y. T he y e a r 20 0 3 m ay become a c cepted a s the b i rt h-yea r of c om m e rci al of f shore w i n d p ow e r , since i t w a s during this l as t ye a r tha t the g ov e rnm e n ts o f p redomina n t ocea n -border i ng countrie s opted t o e n c our a g e com m e r ci a l of f sh ore w i n d pow e r. A s u s u a l, D e n m a r k l e d the w a y, giv i n g encourag e m ent t o G e rm a n y, the N etherlan ds, the U K a n d o ther E u ropean m a r ine countrie s to a d opt s imila r prog r a m m es. In t he U K , the f irst round of projects ha s led to contrac ts for 1, 20 0 MW of of f shore w i nd fa rm s, w i th t he fi rst, North H oyle , com p l e ted. T he s e cond U K round of of f shore contrac ts w a s com p let ed i n D e cem ber 20 0 3 for a f u rther 5.4 to 7. 2 G W of total ins talle d c a p a c ity. A f ter of f shore w i nd pow e r , w h a t ? W il l there be renew e d interest i n sm all a n d v ery sm all turbine s? O u r cove r photogr a ph g iv es a n i m pressi o n o f a conceiv a b l e future w o rl d for buildin g- integ r a ted-w i n d-turbines , BIW T . In h y d ro pow e r, sm all t urbines a r e now routinely ins talle d. W i th p hotovo lt aics, b uild ing - i nteg r a te-photovo lt aics, B IPV, is a m ost r a pidly g r ow i n g m a rk et. C om b i n ed hea t a n d pow e r a n d fuel cells a r e other ex a m pl e s of technolo gy g r ow i n g sm alle r, not l a r g e r . Sa d l y, sm all w i n d t urbines h a v e neve r ha d the re se a rc h ef f ort g iv en t o l a r g e m a c hine s, but p erha p s that is n o w chan ging. O n e a s pect o f s m all m a c hines i s the s uita b le scale for studen t r esea r ch. T his journal recogni s e s this , a n d s o is pl e a s ed to c ont in ue t o p ublish Di s se rta t io n P a p ers a n d D i s se rta t io n N otes ; such s ubmis si o ns a r e refereed a s other pa p ers, but w e a re sy m pa th etic t o t heir a s soci a t ed r esource l imita t ions a n d d egr ee schedule s. C oming a t the e nd o f o ur 2 7th y ea r of public a t ions, w e inclu ded o ur c um ul a t iv e index e s to da t e. We a re proud t hat w e ha v e such i n ternat iona l p a r ticip a t io n, b oth f rom a c a d emic ins ti t utions a n d f rom com m e rc e . We a r e als o proud t hat w e a re receivin g increa s i n g num b ers of pa p e r s rel a t e d to ‘ i n s ti t ut io na l fa c tors’, such a s the w i n d -el e c tri ci t y m a r k e t a n d envir onm e n tal i m p a c t. John T w i d ell E ditor Vi s i tin g P r o f e ssor i n Ren ew a bl e E n er g y En g i neerin g , U n i vers i t y of Readi n g , UK A M S E T C entre, H ornin gh old, L ei c estershire L E 1 6 8 D H , U K E m ail <a m set@onetel . com > http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Wind Engineering SAGE

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Wind Engineering , Volume 27 (6): 1 – Dec 1, 2003
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W I N D E N G I N E E R I N G V O L U M E 2 7 , N O . 6 , 2 0 0 3 i T hi s six t h a n d fi n al i ssue f or 20 0 3 ( W i nd E n ginee ri n g v olu m e 27) includes a sprea d of a p plic a t ions a n d revi e w s cove ring a full ra ng e of m odern w i nd powe r a c tivit ies. T he new e st int ere s ts i n t he p a p ers include of f shore w i n d c ondit ions, v a r i a b l e speed g e nera tors a n d em b edded w i n d p ow e r g e n era t ion in l ibera li s e d m a r k ets. O th er pa p e rs giv e new inform a t ion on e sta b lis hed t opics, n am ely : ene rg y stora g e , bla d e f a t ig u e, g e nera tor desi g n , S a v oniu s rotors a n d l o cal w i nd p ow e r resource p otentia l. A n e f f ectiv ely new theoretic al subject i s ta c k l ed b y the a n aly si s of w i nd g e nera tion f ro m sm all turbin es l ocat ed o n b uild i n g roofs. T he oil-c risi s yea r of 1 9 73 ha entered history a s the bi r th-yea r of ‘n e w renew a b le e n erg y ’, i.e. the yea r w h en m odern te c hnology w a s a p plie d i n e a rn est for supplie s of energ y. T he y e a r 20 0 3 m ay become a c cepted a s the b i rt h-yea r of c om m e rci al of f shore w i n d p ow e r , since i t w a s during this l as t ye a r tha t the g ov e rnm e n ts o f p redomina n t ocea n -border i ng countrie s opted t o e n c our a g e com m e r ci a l of f sh ore w i n d pow e r. A s u s u a l, D e n m a r k l e d the w a y, giv i n g encourag e m ent t o G e rm a n y, the N etherlan ds, the U K a n d o ther E u ropean m a r ine countrie s to a d opt s imila r prog r a m m es. In t he U K , the f irst round of projects ha s led to contrac ts for 1, 20 0 MW of of f shore w i nd fa rm s, w i th t he fi rst, North H oyle , com p l e ted. T he s e cond U K round of of f shore contrac ts w a s com p let ed i n D e cem ber 20 0 3 for a f u rther 5.4 to 7. 2 G W of total ins talle d c a p a c ity. A f ter of f shore w i nd pow e r , w h a t ? W il l there be renew e d interest i n sm all a n d v ery sm all turbine s? O u r cove r photogr a ph g iv es a n i m pressi o n o f a conceiv a b l e future w o rl d for buildin g- integ r a ted-w i n d-turbines , BIW T . In h y d ro pow e r, sm all t urbines a r e now routinely ins talle d. W i th p hotovo lt aics, b uild ing - i nteg r a te-photovo lt aics, B IPV, is a m ost r a pidly g r ow i n g m a rk et. C om b i n ed hea t a n d pow e r a n d fuel cells a r e other ex a m pl e s of technolo gy g r ow i n g sm alle r, not l a r g e r . Sa d l y, sm all w i n d t urbines h a v e neve r ha d the re se a rc h ef f ort g iv en t o l a r g e m a c hine s, but p erha p s that is n o w chan ging. O n e a s pect o f s m all m a c hines i s the s uita b le scale for studen t r esea r ch. T his journal recogni s e s this , a n d s o is pl e a s ed to c ont in ue t o p ublish Di s se rta t io n P a p ers a n d D i s se rta t io n N otes ; such s ubmis si o ns a r e refereed a s other pa p ers, but w e a re sy m pa th etic t o t heir a s soci a t ed r esource l imita t ions a n d d egr ee schedule s. C oming a t the e nd o f o ur 2 7th y ea r of public a t ions, w e inclu ded o ur c um ul a t iv e index e s to da t e. We a re proud t hat w e ha v e such i n ternat iona l p a r ticip a t io n, b oth f rom a c a d emic ins ti t utions a n d f rom com m e rc e . We a r e als o proud t hat w e a re receivin g increa s i n g num b ers of pa p e r s rel a t e d to ‘ i n s ti t ut io na l fa c tors’, such a s the w i n d -el e c tri ci t y m a r k e t a n d envir onm e n tal i m p a c t. John T w i d ell E ditor Vi s i tin g P r o f e ssor i n Ren ew a bl e E n er g y En g i neerin g , U n i vers i t y of Readi n g , UK A M S E T C entre, H ornin gh old, L ei c estershire L E 1 6 8 D H , U K E m ail <a m set@onetel . com >

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