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Wind energy is the electrical energy obtained from harnessing the wind. The wind portal provides an overview of the information on energypedia related to wind energy. Look for specific topics, latest articles or uploaded documents and announce upcoming events.

Wind Energy Overview

• Wind Energy- Introduction
• Wind Power Factbook
• Steps in Planning Wind Projects
• The Physics of Wind Energy

Technological Aspects of Wind Energy

• Wind Turbine Technology
• Small-Scale Wind Energy Systems
• Hybrid-Systems
• Airborne Wind Energy

Preparatory Studies on Wind Energy

• Site Selection
• Site selection - Rules of Thumb
• Land Acquisition
• Social Assessment
• Financial Feasibility
• Economic Analysis
• Estimation of Wind Energy Production
• Assessing Wind Energy Potential
• Feasibility Study
• Technical Layout
• Country-specific Wind Energy Facts
• Wind Energy Resource Assessment (German)
• Wind, solar, storage and back-up system designer

Planning for Wind Energy

• Layout of Wind Projects
• Legal Aspects
• Permits
• Financing Wind Energy
• Feed-in Tariffs

Policy Framework for Wind Energy

• Political Framework Conditions

Use of Wind Energy

• Wind Energy in Powering Agriculture

Implementation of Wind Energy

• Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
• Namibia Power Purchase Agreement
• Power Purchase Agreement Pakistan
• Capacity Building
• Private Sector / Market Development
• Public-Private Partnership (PPP)

Operation of Wind Energy

• Operation Models (IPP, BOT)
• Grid Connection
• Capacity Credit for Grid Integration
• Internal Wind Park Cabling
• Repowering (German)

Monitoring and Evaluation of Wind Energy

• Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
• Social Assessment Wind Energy
• Environmental Impact Assessment

Impacts of Wind Energy

• Ecological Aspects

Climate Change and Wind Energy

• Wind Energy and Climate Change
• CDM and Baseline-Assessments
• Clean Development Mechanism and Wind Energy Projects in Brazil

Case Studies and Projects on Wind Energy

• South African Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff
• China Wind Power Programme (GIZ)
• Support to the Up-scaling of Wind Power in Vietnam (GIZ)

Wind Energy Resources

• World Bank Global Wind Atlas
• IRENA Global Atlas for Renewable Energy
• Energydata.info
• Global Installed Capacity by 2011
• Wind-powered Water Desalination Plants
• List of Abbreviations
• Wind Energy in Specific Countries
• Renewable Energy Project Resource Center
• External Links

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• Wind energy: A gender perspective
• Offshore Wind Outlook 2019: World Energy Outlook Special Report
• Optimizing Costs of Renewable Energy for the Mining Industry

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