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Feasibility Study: Tangier Island Wind Turbine Deployment, Patrick Landess May 2017

Feasibility Study: Tangier Island Wind Turbine Deployment, Patrick Landess

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

The 2014 Virginia Energy Plan set the goal of 25% of the energy produced in the state to be derived from renewable resources by 2025. Wind energy is one of the most prominent renewable resources in the state, with a potential wind capacity of approximately 1800 MW. The Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy (DMME) looks to incentivize both small-scale and commercial renewable energy projects. As a result of this policy initiative and the competitiveness of renewable energy, the Center for Wind Energy (CWE) at James Madison University established the Distributed Wind Assistance Program (DWAP).

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