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Commonwealth Wind Update
July 2011: In partnership with MassCEC, CLF Ventures prepared a guide to understanding land-based wind energy issues that we hope will help decision-makers make informed decisions and navigate the complex issues involved in siting land-based wind energy.
Click Here to Read the Guidebook
- Topics covered in this resource include:
- - How to make sense of information about wind energy
- - Why are Massachusetts and its communities considering wind energy?
- - Economics
- - Visual Impacts and Health
- - Sound and Health
- - Birds, Bats, and Wind Power
- - Property Values
- - Public Engagement in the Siting Process
External Resources and Links
- U-Mass Amherst's Center For Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fact Sheets
- DOER Distributed Generation Page
- American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) - AWEA is the national trade association of the wind industry, representing wind power plant developers, wind turbine manufacturers, utilities, consultants, insurers, financiers, and researchers in the wind energy field. Its website provides an industry perspective, up-to-date news, and educational information on wind.
- Danish Wind Industry Association - Denmark gets a higher percentage of its electricity from wind than any other country (20%). This website not only shows what’s going on in the country but is an excellent source of general information about wind energy. The section for kids, “Wind with Miller,” provides an accessible overview that many adults will also enjoy.
- European Wind Energy Association - Most of the world’s wind turbines are in Europe and this website provides extensive information about developments there and elsewhere around the world.
- U.S. Department of Energy - The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind Division of the Department of Energy has considerable information on the science of wind energy, wind technologies, wind resources, and other topics. There are also numerous links to other websites.
- Green Communities Division of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
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