Alaska OCS Socioeconomic Studies Program

The State of Alask

Social Impact of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Construction in Valdez, Alaska 1974-1975

The State of Alask

Two Approaches To Community Assessment: Assessing Public Reactions to Future Events and Projecting Future Events and Projecting Future Impacts Using Prior Development Experiences

The State of Alask

A Baseline Study of the Impact of the Oil Pipeline on Valdez, Alaska

The State of Alask

Valdez Research Project Report: First Two Years of Impact

The State of Alask

Technical Report 85: A Description of the Socioeconomics of the North Slope Borough

Prepared for Minerals Management Service Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region Contract N). AA851-CTZ-37Ye

State-of-the-art of wind energy in cold climates

Wind turbines in cold climates refer to sites that may experience significant time or frequency of either icing events or low temperatures outside the operational limits of standard wind turbines. The potential for producing electricity at such, often inhabited, sites is vast. Consequently, the International Energy Agency, IEA RD&D Wind has since 2002 operated a working group; Task 19-Wind Energy in Cold Climates. The goal of the cooperation is to monitor reliability of standard and adapted technology and establish guidelines for applying wind power in cold climates. In this report, the stateof-the-art of arctic wind energy is presented: knowledge on climatic conditions and resources, technical solutions in use and operational experience of wind turbines in col