Wind energy potential of coastal Eritrea: An analysis of sparse wind data

Solar Energy

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-213

  Rosen, Karen ^a   Van Buskirk, Robert ^b   Garbesi, Karina ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

SURFACE WIND SPEED;

WIND POWER;

COASTAL ZONE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; WIND POWER;

COASTAL ZONE; ENERGY RESOURCE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; WIND POWER;

ERITREA;

EID: 0032863735     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(99)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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