Viability of wind energy as a power generation source in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria

Renewable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2242-2246

  Ngala, G M ^a   Alkali, B ^a   Aji, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Experience curve; Power density; Weibull distribution; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

POWER DENSITY; PROBABILITY FUNCTION; VELOCITY FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION;

WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND POWER;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; POWER GENERATION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIBULL THEORY; WIND POWER;

AFRICA; BORNO; MAIDUGURI; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33947602612     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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