e-Research topic 3
Wind Power Generation
Wind generation is frequently associated with areas of great aesthetic
beauty. Generation towers have been described as an "entirely new,
dominating structure that is being added to South Australian landscapes".
Should wind generation towers be classed as "a necessary part of
the[ir] environment" or should aesthetic considerations regarding "ugly
slashes to the natural environment" take precedence? (Advertiser,
18th May 2002, page 47).
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Lloyd, Tim. "Winds
of change blow through Willunga Hills", Advertiser, 18th
May 2002, page 47.
Neville, Patrick. "Wind
farms - but not at any price", Advertiser, 20th April 2002,
page 27.
Craig, Leanne. "Contract
to blow in the winds of change", Advertiser, 9th January
2003, page14.
Littley, Brian. "Trouble
at the mill", Advertiser, 2nd March 2002, page 44.
Books
Edinger, R. Renewable
resources for electric power: prospects and challenges. Quorum,
Westport, Conn., 2000.
Main Collection 333.7932
E23r
Energy
policies of IEA countries: Australia 2001 review. Paris,
OECD, 2001
Main Collection 330.6
O68 61.2001.17.1
Description of power sources and consumption
estimates in Australia. Includes renewable energy sources, with recommendations
for government actions.
European Wind Energy Association. Wind
energy: the facts. Luxembourg, Office for Official Publications
of the European Communities, 1999.
Main Collection 337.142
EC12 1999.17
Section 4, Environment,
includes "Environmental effects" and "Wind turbines and planning".
Also available in electronic form as Wind
energy and the environment, from the European
Wind Energy Association.
Vale, Brenda, Vale, Robert. Green
architecture:design for a sustainable future. London, Thames
& Hudson, 1991.
Main Collection 720.47
V149g
Renewable
energy systems:new solutions in energy supply. Brussels,
European Commission. Directorate General for Energy. 1999.
Main Collection 337.142
EC12 2001.8
Towards
the renewable energy target for South Australia. Adelaide,
South Australian Greenhouse Committee Renewable Energy Working Group, 1995.
Main Collection 337.79099423
S7265t
Walker, J.F., Jenkins, N. Wind
energy. New York, John Wiley, 1997.
Main Collection 621.45
W181w
Articles
Cameron, Fiona. "Fair
wind blows for HEC", Australian, 4th February 2000, page
34.
DiGirolamo, R. 'Power
rules hold back wind farms', Australian, 4th September
2001, page 10.
"Retailing
alternative energy", Building innovation & construction
technology, no. 6. April 1999.
England, Cameron. "Rebate
boost for solar power expansion in SA", Hills and Valley Messenger,
7th November 2001, page 8
Kellett, Jon. 'The
environmental impact of wind energy developments',
Town planning
review, vol.61, no.2, April, 1990, pages 139-155.
Main Collection 711.05
T743
Villecco, Marguerite. 'Wind
power: a fascinating combination of romance and technology, windmills are
closer than ever to becoming practical power sources' Architecture
plus, vol. 2, no.3, May-June, 1974, pages [64]-[77].
Web sites
Australian Greenhouse Office
A Federal government initiative "Leading Australia's greenhouse action
to achieve effective sustainable results". Provides information,
publications and links for the promotion of the use of Renewable
energy and the development of the Australian Renewable Energy Industry.
Includes sections on Technologies,
In
the Home, Industry
Database, Power Stations.
The section on Government
programs includes links to the National
Greenhouse Strategy and Commonwealth and State government programmes
such as the Energy
SA Sustainable Energy Homepage.
In addition to links to the legislation,
the Commonwealth Government Office
of the Renewable Energy Regulator provides an overview
of the scheme and fact
sheets on aspects of renewable energy in Australia.
CADDET renewable energy database
(IEA/OECD)
International information on renewable energy
providing details of some 550 actual full-scale projetcs, by technology,
eg. Wind, and by country, including Australia.
CSIRO Wind Energy
Research Unit
Details of CSIRO research on sites and equipment.
Greenpower: Home
page for clean energy alternatives that reduce Greenhouse gases.
A joint collaboration by participating State Government agencies, known
collectively as the National Green Power Accreditation Steering Group (NGPASG)
with SEDA as Project Manager. Includes greenpower
At
Home, At Work,
The
Rules and
Links
to related sites.
National Electricity Code
To view Code online you will need to download the viewer installation
kit from the link provided before you can view the Code for the first time.
NEMMCO National Electricity
Market Management Company Ltd.
SEDA; Sustainable Energy Development
Authority (NSW)
Details some of the incentives in place in
NSW to encourage the use of renewable energy as part of the state and national
grid.
RE
files
A series of fact sheets from the Australian
Centre for Renewable Energy, containing text, diagrams and photos.
Energy SA provides a Plain
English guide to the Commonwealth Renewable Energy Electricity Act (2000)
South Australian Independant Industry Regulator. Electricity.
ENCYCLOPAEDIAS and HANDBOOKS are useful sources for
background information. For a general introduction, the brief articles
below are available electronically.
Kentfield, J.A.C. "Wind
Energy", In Canadian Encyclopedia, 1998.
"Wind
farm", In Hutchinson Dictionary of Science
More substantial articles, covering basic concepts, applications, environmental
and economic issues, as well as providing lists of books and articles on
the topic for further reading, are available in specialist encyclopaedias
and handbooks such as
Encyclopedia
of architecture, design, engineering & construction.
Wiley, New York, 1990.
Reference collection
720.3 W682e
"Wind energy systems", vol.4, pages 33-37.
Wiley
encyclopedia of electrical and electronics engineering. Wiley,
New York,1999.
Reference collection
621.303 W381w
"Renewable energy, types of, vol. 6 pages
306-307. "Electric power load management", includes the use of renewable
energy sources, vol. 11, page 486. "Solar energy, vol. 19, pages
638-658. "Wind power", vol. 23, pages 613-634.
Encyclopedia
of energy technology and environment. Wiley. New York, 1995.
Reference collection
333.7903 B622e
"Renewable energy technologies", pages 2425-2426.
"Wind power", pages 2907-2918. "Solar power", pages 2518-2527.
McGraw-Hill
encyclopedia of science and technology. 9th ed. McGraw-Hill.
New York, 2002.
Reference collection
503 M14.9
"Solar energy: wind energy conversion systems",
vol.16, pages 703-705. "Wind power", vol.19, pages 559-561.
CRC
handbook of energy efficiency. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1997.
Reference collection
620.042 K92c
Section III, Renewable Energy. "Wind
power", pages1005-1036, includes a handy description of the issues surrounding
wind plant development.
The following handbooks present guidelines for architectural design
over a range of activities, building types, and environments.
These follow European or North American precedents, remember to check with
Australian
codes.
Architect's
data. (Neufert) 3rd ed. Oxford, Blackwell Science
Publishers, 2000.
Reference collection
721.0212 N482a.3
Metric
handbook: planning and design data. 2nd ed. Oxford,
Architectural Press, 1999.
Reference collection
721.0212 N532.2
Time-saver
standards for architectural design data; the reference of architectural
fundamentals. 7th ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Reference collection
721.0212 C157t.7
Time-saver
standards for landscape architecture: design and construction data.
2nd ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Reference collection
712.0212 H313t.2
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geography. For
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LexisNexis - a huge international database; includes full text
Australian newspapers. click
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