Optimum energy storage techniques for the improvement of renewable energy sources-based electricity generation economic efficiency

Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2295-2305

  Kaldellis, J K ^a   Zafirakis, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autonomous electrical network; Electricity generation; Electricity production cost; Energy storage; Renewable energy sources

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY STORAGE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION COST; ENERGY DEMAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY STORAGE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; PRODUCTION COST; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STORAGE;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548847741     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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