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NASA: Wind Energy Research Reaps Rewards |
| Section: NATURAL SCIENCE / SCIENTISTS: PAST AND PRESENT |
| Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 9/1/2007 |
| Size: 718 Words, 4,427 Characters |
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We've all been tempted. Some of us have tried it more than once.
For some reason, it never crossed Larry Viterna's mind to type his own name into a search engine until late last year. An accomplished NASA engineer and manager with a Ph.D., he could expect to find plenty of entries.
But when Viterna finally Googled himself, he could hardly believe the results: hundreds of references to an analytical model he developed in 1981 to predict the power generated by wind turbines during high winds. These clean and efficient machines look like enor...
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...ication of wind turbines.
With recent rises in the price of oil and concern growing over pollution, Americans again are turning their attention to alternative sources of energy. Many experts believe that wind is one of the most promising options. As the wind power industry grows, the Viterna method will surely be an important tool for turbine designers everywhere.
Copyright © 2007 NASA.
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