Urban Wind Energy

With radical implications for the generation of renewable energy in the city and hence our environment as a whole, this landmark book examines wind enhancement and integration techniques and address aesthetic, aerodynamic, architectural, environmental, and structural constraints. It discusses turbulence levels in detail, design guidance is given to aid performance prediction, and a methodology is provided to assess UWECS (urban wind energy conversion systems) from economic and environmental perspectives. International case studies are included, complemented by the results from a project field-testing a two-story prototype building with an integrated wind turbine.