Overview

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, wind energy is the world’s fastest-growing energy technology. The United States currently has 16,818 megawatts of wind generating capacity. April 2008 . . .  Wind

Marketing

• AWEA Small Wind Turbine Global Market Study 2007, American Wind Energy Association. This study looks at the growth and challenges facing wind-powered electric systems with 100 kilowatts or less.
• Community Wind, Windustry. This site has tools and resources for use in developing a community wind project.
• Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy, Interstate Renewable Energy Council.
• Forces Behind Wind Power, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy - This paper looks at the forces behind recent wind energy development.
• Global Wind Energy Markets Continue to Boom – 2006 Another Record Year, Global Wind Energy Council, 2007.
• Harvesting Clean Energy - This site provides resources for rural landowners in Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho.
• Harvesting the Wind, University of North Dakota, 2003 - A landowners’ guide to wind energy development in the Great Plains, 
• International Wind Energy Marketplace - This commercial site provides information and marketplace information for wind systems.
• National Wind Coordinating Committee - Publications, resources and technical assistance are available from this site.
• Small Wind Electric Systems. A U.S. Consumer’s Guide, U.S. Department of Energy - This 27-page guide provides wind energy information to help consumers decide if it will work for them.
• State and Territory Energy Offices, National Association of State Energy Officials - This site links to individual state department of energy offices.  
• Wind Assessment Study, Iowa Energy Center - The Iowa Energy Center created an online wind assessment tool for Iowans to use to learn of potential electricity production at a given site and to determine the proper size of wind turbine.
• Wind Energy Research and Development Businesses in the World - This commercial site has searches available for wind energy products by type, by location and by name.
• Wind Energy Resource Atlas of the United States, U.S. Department of Energy - This online atlas estimates wind energy for the United States.
• Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.
• Wind Farmers Network, Windustry's - This is a discussion forum for those interested in wind energy to share information and ideas about resources, economics, technology and project development.
• Wind Powering America, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy - This site offers state wind maps and small wind consumer’s guides.
• Wind Power Maps, Wind Powering America, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network, U.S. Department of Energy - This site links to state wind maps and installed wind capacity.
• Wind Web Tutorial, American Wind Energy Association in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Processing/Manufacturing

• American Wind Energy Association - This trade association represents those involved in the wind industry.
• Co-generation Using Wind and Biodiesel - Powered Generators; Department of Applied Economics; College of Agricultural, Food, and Environomental Sciences; University of Minnesota; 2005. 
• Does Wind Power Make Sense for You? An overview, Iowa REC News, Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, 2003.
• Does Wind Power Make Sense for You? Details, Iowa REC News, Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, 2003.
• Electric Market Restructuring -- Issues for Rural America, Economic Research Service, USDA, 2002.
• Farming the Wind: Wind Power and Agriculture, Union of Concerned Scientists - This fact sheet reviews how to work with wind developers, owning a turbine, typical turbine expenses and selling excess electricity.
• How a Wind Turbine System Works (graphic), Iowa REC News, Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, 2003.
• Know Your Economics, Windustry - This page outlines the risks, costs and benefits involved with a wind energy project.
• National Association of State Energy Officials Wind Power Information - This site provides many links to state and federal wind projects.
• National Wind Technology Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - This site offers wind resource maps for all 50 states and the 79-page Wind Resource Assessment Handbook.
• 10 Steps in Building a Wind Farm, American Wind Energy Association.
• Wind Energy Easements. Legal Issues, Windustry - This document outlines questions to consider with an attorney when approached by a wind energy developer.
• Wind Energy Manual, Iowa Energy Center - By selecting links at the bottom of the screen, information is available on such topics as wind energy systems and components, wind speed and measurement, legal, social and environmental issues, economics and how to make a decision.
• Wind Energy Projects Throughout the United States, American Wind Energy Association - This site is a map of existing and planned wind energy projects by state.  

Businesses/Case Studies

• National Survey Shows Corn Producers Overwhelmingly Support Wind Energy, American Corn Growers Foundation, 2003.

• Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power, National Wind Coordinating Committee.
• Falling in Love with Wind, Summer 2007, OnEarth. This feature story tells how New York dairy farmers were convinced to milk wind instead of cows.
• Owning a PV/Wind Hybrid System: Being Your Own Utility, Wisconsin Focus on Energy, 2003 - Instead of extending an electric line from the local utility, a Wisconsin couple installed a photovoltaics and wind system to power their residence.
• Strong Winds: Opportunities for Rural Economic Development Blow Across Nebraska, Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, Massachusetts - This scientific organization analyzed the potential economic benefits and costs of expanding wind power in Nebraska.
• Wind Power. Windfall for Rural America? Rural Cooperatives November/December 2007, posted by Farmenergy.org/. Advanced technology enables Illinois electric co-op to tap into wind power. 
• Wind and Sun and Farm-Based Energy Sources, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 2006 - A renewable energy update. 

 
Links checked February 2008.