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T h e W O r l d ’ s w i n d r e S O u r c e s 5km Global Wi types of agricultural land such as pastures are easily compatible with wind farms without constraining the overall wind potential of a region. 5 km Wind Map at 80m © 2010 3Tier Inc. All Rights Reserved. Methodologies for assessing offshore wind resources also differ in terms of the underlying assumptions used. An assumption needs to made concerning the areas in which wind farms can be built, both for practical reasons (maximum distance to shore, water depth etc), as well as taking into account environmental and regulatory limitations (nature reserve areas, shipping lanes, minimum distance to shore, etc). Some new configurations that deploy turbines on floating structures and are thus suitable for use in deep water are at a preliminary stage of test deployment. These could dramatically increase the technically usable fraction of the offshore wind potential. Evidence from a large number of studies into the world’s wind resources suggests that there is no shortage of suitable sites for wind power development. However, it is worth noting that the rate of deployment of wind power in each county has largely been dependent on political will rather than resource criteria. Germany has a lower wind potential than many other European countries, yet its favourable political climate has led to rapid and large-scale deployment of wind power. On the other hand, there are numerous parts of the world with a good wind resource – places such as Argentina, Russia and South Africa – where development of wind power has barely started. Overall, it is clear that the wind’s energy offers a practically unlimited, clean and emissions free power source of which only a tiny faction is currently being exploited. There may be concerns about ‘Peak Oil’ but ‘Peak Wind’ is not a concept that need worry us! 52 Copyright © 2010 3TIER Inc. All Rights Res
T h e W O r l d ’ s w i n d r e S O u r c e s nd km Global Wind 5km Global Wind 5km Wind Map at 80m Wind speed Copyright © 2010 3TIER Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3 6 9 m/s 5km Wind Map at 80m Wind speed pyright © 2010 3TIER Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3 6 9 m/s 5km Wind Map at 80m Wind speed erved. 3 6 9 m/s 53
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