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“Wind Engineering” – the International Journal of Wind Power

“Wind Engineering” – the International Journal of Wind Power W I N D E N G I N E E R I N G V O L U M E 2 5 , N O . 6 , 2 0 0 1 3 17 “W ind En gineering” – the in ternational jou rnal of win d p ower Editorial There w a s a tim e w h en obtaini ng com m erci a l elec tricit y from the w i n d w a s the preserv e of science a n d e nginee r i ng . No l o ng e r is this true. Now a d ay s it s eem s that les s tha n 5 0 % of a t tendees a t i n ternat io nal a n d n at io nal w i nd p ow e r conferen ces a r e enginee rs or sci e ntists; the m a j orit y a r e from fina n ce, b a n kin g, law , pl a n nin g etc, i . e. the m a j orit y represent the ‘i nstitutio nal fa c tors’. Indeed f inan ciers a n d b a n k e rs a r e now ha v i n g their ow n b usi ness conferenc es on r enew a b l e s a n d w i n d p ow e r, a s w i th t w o r ecent c onferenc es in L ondon. T he U K R e n ew a bl e P ow e r A s soci a t io n a r ra ng e d their m eeting to c ons i d e r the n ew opportunit ies a n d c om p lexi tie s w i thin t he l ibera li s e d ele ctric ity supply industry in t he U K ( < g h a r tn e ll @ r -p-a .org .uk > ) . G o v e r n m e n t l e g i s l a t io n ha s orde r e d ( oblig a t e d ) su p pl y com p a ni es to s te a d ily increa s e their u se o f renew a bl e e nerg y, so to g iv e a near ly tenfold increas e by 2010 . T hi s hug e i n creas e w i ll then e nsure t ha t 1 0 % of U K elec tri c ity is then f ro m re new a b l e g e nerat io n. M otiva t io n f or busi ness i s by a com p l e x se t of ‘ s ti c k s ’ ( poten tial punishm e nts) a n d ‘ c a r rots’ ( com m erci a l b enefits ) . T he c a r rots include opportunit ies t o s ell ca r bon c redi t s on a n open m a rk et f rom the a b a t em e nt o f f ossi l f uels . It i s cle a r tha t only young busi ness m i n ds m ov e ea s ily i n to t his n e w w o rl d of e lectric ity tra d ing ; the f u ture is ex c it ing for the n ew professi on o f el ec tri c al y uppies. G l o bal B u s i n e ss Ne t w o rk L td a ls o cons i d e r e d re n e w a bl e e n e r g y f u t ur e s i n their ‘R enew a b l e E n e rg y Sum mi t ’ ( <in fo@g b nu k . com > ) . E u ropea n U ni o n p olicy a n d a c tion i s strongly for i n creas es in r enew a b l e energ y g e nerat ion a n d u se. T hi s enc ourag e s na t io nal ren e w a b l e s stra te g ie s, but n ot i n a n y unif orm m a n ner . W i t hin t he E U ea c h c ountry is e n ac ting its ow n v ersi o n o f chan g e . T his i s encourag ing , but c om pl ex a n d m uddlin g for intern a t ional tra d e a n d bus i n e ss . T hus, alt houg h ele c tri ci t y i s tra n sm i tted a c ross n a t io na l border s through out E u rope, t here i s not f ree tra d e i n r enew a bl es el e ctricity. T he s tra tegy i n G e rm a n y is to o pen m a rk ets by oblig a t in g hig h price s to b e p aid c a r te-bla n che t o g r i d-em bedded ren e w a b l e s ( fee d l a w s ) , w h erea s i n the U K ev e ry obliga t ed i ncentiv e i s m a rk e d by the need for com p etit iv e te n dering . Nev e rt hele ss, m a j or E u ropean ba n k s a n d fi n an cie rs a r e a r dently se e k i n g ren e w a bl e ene r g y i n v e st m e n t s w i t hin w h a t they k n ow to b e ex p a n din g a n d profita b le m a rk ets. T his i s sue of W i nd E n gin eering m ay seem rem ote f rom the u rg e ncie s of m a rk ets a n d busi ness. H ow e v e r the c om m on t hre a d in the p a p ers is the n eed for reliab ility a n d e f f icie ncy. Tha t reli a b ility mig h t b e i n u nders ta ndin g the d i s tri bution o f w i n d s peeds, ult im a t ely for powe r prediction, or the a c curat e c ontrol o f w i n d t urbin es a n d g r i d netw o rk s for the e x p ort o f powe r from em b e d ded g e nerat ion. We als o inclu de o ur a n nual u pdat in g of t he c um ul a t ive i n dex e s of W i nd E n gineer i ng , a g a in dem o nstra t ing the i ncreas i n g w o rl d w i d e i nt erest a n d ex p ertis e in w i nd pow e r. W e a r e delig h ted t hat the s ubject i s so i n ternat io nal a n d t hat our e ditoria l m ethods, b a s ed on t he u se of t he I nternet , a r e bein g so succes sf ul. F o r i n stan ce, el e ctronic com m unic a t io n i s proving inva lu ab l e for the e f f icie nt re fe re eing of p a p e rs by i n ternat ional ex p erts. We than k our a u thors f or their c o-operat ion a n d t rust t hat our r ea d ers find t he j ournal s tim ul a t ing a n d o f val ue. John T w i dell, E d itor Director of t he A M S E T C entre Vi s i tin g Pr o fessor i n Ren ew a bl e En e r g y E n gi n eerin g , Un i ver s i t y of Readi n g , U K http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Wind Engineering SAGE

“Wind Engineering” – the International Journal of Wind Power

Wind Engineering , Volume 25 (6): 1 – Nov 1, 2001

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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 5 , N O . 6 , 2 0 0 1 3 17 “W ind En gineering” – the in ternational jou rnal of win d p ower Editorial There w a s a tim e w h en obtaini ng com m erci a l elec tricit y from the w i n d w a s the preserv e of science a n d e nginee r i ng . No l o ng e r is this true. Now a d ay s it s eem s that les s tha n 5 0 % of a t tendees a t i n ternat io nal a n d n at io nal w i nd p ow e r conferen ces a r e enginee rs or sci e ntists; the m a j orit y a r e from fina n ce, b a n kin g, law , pl a n nin g etc, i . e. the m a j orit y represent the ‘i nstitutio nal fa c tors’. Indeed f inan ciers a n d b a n k e rs a r e now ha v i n g their ow n b usi ness conferenc es on r enew a b l e s a n d w i n d p ow e r, a s w i th t w o r ecent c onferenc es in L ondon. T he U K R e n ew a bl e P ow e r A s soci a t io n a r ra ng e d their m eeting to c ons i d e r the n ew opportunit ies a n d c om p lexi tie s w i thin t he l ibera li s e d ele ctric ity supply industry in t he U K ( < g h a r tn e ll @ r -p-a .org .uk > ) . G o v e r n m e n t l e g i s l a t io n ha s orde r e d ( oblig a t e d ) su p pl y com p a ni es to s te a d ily increa s e their u se o f renew a bl e e nerg y, so to g iv e a near ly tenfold increas e by 2010 . T hi s hug e i n creas e w i ll then e nsure t ha t 1 0 % of U K elec tri c ity is then f ro m re new a b l e g e nerat io n. M otiva t io n f or busi ness i s by a com p l e x se t of ‘ s ti c k s ’ ( poten tial punishm e nts) a n d ‘ c a r rots’ ( com m erci a l b enefits ) . T he c a r rots include opportunit ies t o s ell ca r bon c redi t s on a n open m a rk et f rom the a b a t em e nt o f f ossi l f uels . It i s cle a r tha t only young busi ness m i n ds m ov e ea s ily i n to t his n e w w o rl d of e lectric ity tra d ing ; the f u ture is ex c it ing for the n ew professi on o f el ec tri c al y uppies. G l o bal B u s i n e ss Ne t w o rk L td a ls o cons i d e r e d re n e w a bl e e n e r g y f u t ur e s i n their ‘R enew a b l e E n e rg y Sum mi t ’ ( <in fo@g b nu k . com > ) . E u ropea n U ni o n p olicy a n d a c tion i s strongly for i n creas es in r enew a b l e energ y g e nerat ion a n d u se. T hi s enc ourag e s na t io nal ren e w a b l e s stra te g ie s, but n ot i n a n y unif orm m a n ner . W i t hin t he E U ea c h c ountry is e n ac ting its ow n v ersi o n o f chan g e . T his i s encourag ing , but c om pl ex a n d m uddlin g for intern a t ional tra d e a n d bus i n e ss . T hus, alt houg h ele c tri ci t y i s tra n sm i tted a c ross n a t io na l border s through out E u rope, t here i s not f ree tra d e i n r enew a bl es el e ctricity. T he s tra tegy i n G e rm a n y is to o pen m a rk ets by oblig a t in g hig h price s to b e p aid c a r te-bla n che t o g r i d-em bedded ren e w a b l e s ( fee d l a w s ) , w h erea s i n the U K ev e ry obliga t ed i ncentiv e i s m a rk e d by the need for com p etit iv e te n dering . Nev e rt hele ss, m a j or E u ropean ba n k s a n d fi n an cie rs a r e a r dently se e k i n g ren e w a bl e ene r g y i n v e st m e n t s w i t hin w h a t they k n ow to b e ex p a n din g a n d profita b le m a rk ets. T his i s sue of W i nd E n gin eering m ay seem rem ote f rom the u rg e ncie s of m a rk ets a n d busi ness. H ow e v e r the c om m on t hre a d in the p a p ers is the n eed for reliab ility a n d e f f icie ncy. Tha t reli a b ility mig h t b e i n u nders ta ndin g the d i s tri bution o f w i n d s peeds, ult im a t ely for powe r prediction, or the a c curat e c ontrol o f w i n d t urbin es a n d g r i d netw o rk s for the e x p ort o f powe r from em b e d ded g e nerat ion. We als o inclu de o ur a n nual u pdat in g of t he c um ul a t ive i n dex e s of W i nd E n gineer i ng , a g a in dem o nstra t ing the i ncreas i n g w o rl d w i d e i nt erest a n d ex p ertis e in w i nd pow e r. W e a r e delig h ted t hat the s ubject i s so i n ternat io nal a n d t hat our e ditoria l m ethods, b a s ed on t he u se of t he I nternet , a r e bein g so succes sf ul. F o r i n stan ce, el e ctronic com m unic a t io n i s proving inva lu ab l e for the e f f icie nt re fe re eing of p a p e rs by i n ternat ional ex p erts. We than k our a u thors f or their c o-operat ion a n d t rust t hat our r ea d ers find t he j ournal s tim ul a t ing a n d o f val ue. John T w i dell, E d itor Director of t he A M S E T C entre Vi s i tin g Pr o fessor i n Ren ew a bl e En e r g y E n gi n eerin g , Un i ver s i t y of Readi n g , U K

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