Cost-benefit analysis of remote hybrid wind-diesel power stations: Case study Aegean Sea islands

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1525-1538

  Kaldellis, J K ^a   Kavadias, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Energy production cost; Hybrid wind diesel station; Sensitivity analysis; Stand alone system; Variable maintenance cost

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WIND POWER;

HYBRID WIND-DIESEL POWER SYSTEM; WIND-DIESEL POWER STATIONS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIESEL; ELECTRIFICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WIND POWER;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33845248381     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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