Left, the power produced by a wind turbine is deter-
mined by the size of the rotor.
Below, the wind power available to a turbine rises as
the turbine is moved away from ground friction and
into stronger wind aloft.
this problem, but in most jurisdictions we
are still saddled with this arcane height
regulation.
Next issue we will lay out the rules of
thumb used to size wind turbine tower
height. r
Mick Sagrillo, a small wind consultant, owns
Sagrillo Power & Light and is the wind energy specialist for Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s renewable
energy program. Research for this article was funded
in part through Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy Program.
Contact him at msagrillo@wizunwired.net
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