USE OF WIND TURBINES TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY FOR HIGHWAY BUILDINGS

To determine the feasibility of using wind turbines to generate electrical power, measurements of wind speeds were made for a period of one year at three installations of the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation. Unfortunately, the wind speeds were not sufficiently high to allow the economical use of a wind turbine at any location, and no further work is recommended.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18995
• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Highway and Transportation Research Council

  Charlottesville, VA  United States 

  Virginia Department of Highways

  Traffic and Planning Division, 1221 East Broad Street
  Richmond, VA  United States  23219

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McKeel, W T
  • Akins, R E
• Publication Date: 1983-5

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric power; Turbines; Velocity; Wind; Wind power generation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wind turbines
• Old TRIS Terms: Wind velocity
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392177
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-VA-83-R37 Final Rpt., VHTRC 83-R37
• Contract Numbers: 1852
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM