This title includes a number of Open Access chapters‎.‎ Wind power is one of the fastest developing sources of renewable energy‎.‎ It makes substantial contributions to power grids around the globe‎,‎ and it promises to play a prominent role in the world‎'‎s future energy security‎.‎ Given that reality‎,‎ there is an ongoing need for research that investigates the potential of specific regions for wind‎-farm development‎,‎ combined with the social‎,‎ economic‎,‎ and environmental impacts of that development‎.‎ This compendium contains the most recent research on these topics from around the world‎.‎ The chapters are organized into three parts‎:‎ * The potential of wind power in selected regions of the world * Social‎,‎ economic‎,‎ and environmental factors that influence wind development * Current trends within the wind industry and the challenges it must face to contribute to the world‎'‎s future energy security With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors‎,‎ this book is a valuable resource for researchers and university‎-level students investigating this expanding field of study‎.‎ It will also be a useful reference book for wind‎-power engineers‎,‎ technicians‎,‎ and planners‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Muyiwa Adaramola
• Publisher‎:‎ Apple Academic Press
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781771881449