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Dabbagh, T.A.; Al-Saqabi, A. - 1989

"Desalination techniques have usually been utilised in arid zone countries with high incomes arising mainly from oil … production. Potable water provided to the public by desalination has to be heavily subsidised by the governments concerned. In … providing aid for development, it becomes increasingly evident that there will be a greater demand for desalination by the turn …

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Quantifying the Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power in Six Rural Montana Counties Using NREL's JEDI Model; Period of Performance: December 1, 2003--May 31, 2004

Costanti, M. - 2008

The economic development potential that wind power offers is often an overlooked aspect of today's wind power projects. Much has been written about how wind can spur economic development, but few have attempted to quantify these impacts. Using the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's)...

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Appropriate Methodology for Assessing the Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power

NWCC Economic Development Work Group - 2008

OAK-B135 Interest in wind power development is growing as a means of expanding local economies. Such development holds promise as a provider of short-term employment during facility construction and long-term employment from ongoing facility operation and maintenance. It may also support some...

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Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power--Case Studies Fact Sheet

NWCC Economic Development Work Group - 2008

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Factors driving wind power development in the United States

Bird, Lori A.; Parsons, Brian; Gagliano, Troy; Brown, … - 2008

In the United States, there has been substantial recent growth in wind energy generating capacity, with growth averaging 24 percent annually during the past five years. About 1,700 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in 2001, while another 410 MW became operational in 2002. This year (2003)...

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Balancing Cost and Risk: The Treatment of Renewable Energy inWestern Utility Resource Plans

Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2009

Markets for renewable electricity have grown significantly in recent years, motivated in part by federal tax incentives and in part by state renewables portfolio standards and renewable energy funds. State renewables portfolio standards, for example, motivated approximately 45% of the 4,300 MW...

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Economic Development Impacts in Colorado from Four Vestas Manufacturing Facilities, Wind Powering America Fact Sheet Series

2009

This case study summarizes the economic development benefits to Colorado from four Vestas manufacturing facilities: one in Windsor, two in Brighton, and one in Pueblo (which is planned to be the world's largest tower-manufacturing facility). In the midst of an economic slowdown during which...

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The renewables portfolio standard in Texas: An early assessment

Wiser, Ryan H.; Langniss, Ole - 2008

Texas has rapidly emerged as one of the leading wind power markets in the United States. This development can be largely traced to a well-designed and carefully implemented renewables portfolio standard (RPS). The RPS is a new policy mechanism that has received increasing attention as an...

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A sensitivity analysis of the treatment of wind energy in the AEO99 version of NEMS

Osborn, Julie G; Wood, Frances; Richey, Cooper; … - 2008

Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes a forecast of the domestic energy economy in the Annual Energy Outlook (AEO). During the forecast period of the AEO (currently through 2020), renewable energy technologies have typically not achieved...

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Wind power forecasting : state-of-the-art 2009.

Monteiro, C.; Bessa, R.; Miranda, V.; Botterud, A.; Wang, J. - Decision and Information Sciences - 2009

Many countries and regions are introducing policies aimed at reducing the environmental footprint from the energy sector and increasing the use of renewable energy. In the United States, a number of initiatives have been taken at the state level, from renewable portfolio standards (RPSs) and...

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