An investigation into micro wind energy systems for their utilization in urban areas and their life cycle assessment

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 221, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1107-1117

  Celik, A N ^a   Muneer, T ^b   Clarke, P ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment; Residential wind energy systems; Wind energy life cycle cost analysis

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND TURBINES;

COST ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MICRO WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS; RESIDENTIAL WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS;

WIND POWER;

COSTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

EID: 38549155669     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE452     Document Type: Article

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