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Sathyajith Mathew • Geeta Susan Philip
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Advances in Wind Energy
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Editors
Dr. Sathyajith Mathew Dr. Geeta Susan Philip
Faculty of Science Faculty of Ag. Engg., KCAET
University of Brunei Darussalam KAU, Tavanur, Malapuram, 679573
Jalan Tungku Link Kerala, India
Gadong, BE1410 Negra e-mail: geetasusanphilip@
Brunei Darussalam
e-mail: windbook@
ISSN 1863-5520
ISBN 978-3-540-88257-2 e-ISBN 978-3-540-88258-9
DOI -3-540-88258-9
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Preface
Growth of wind power during the recent years is highly impressive. Over the past
decade, on an average, the global wind power capacity could be doubled by every
3 years. With the addition of 38 GW in 2009, the total global wind power
installations could reach up to GW, registering an annual growth rate of
% during the year. As a r