%0 Book %A National Research Council %T Assessment of Research Needs for Wind Turbine Rotor Materials Technology %@ 978-0-309-04479-0 %D 1991 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1824/assessment-of-research-needs-for-wind-turbine-rotor-materials-technology %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1824/assessment-of-research-needs-for-wind-turbine-rotor-materials-technology %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Engineering and Technology %P 120 %R doi:10.17226/1824 %X Wind-driven power systems represent a renewable energy technology. Arrays of interconnected wind turbines can convert power carried by the wind into electricity. This book defines a research and development agenda for the U.S. Department of Energy's wind energy program in hopes of improving the performance of this emerging technology.