The economics of wind power with energy storage

Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1973-1989

  Benitez, Liliana E ^a   Benitez, Pablo C ^a   van Kooten, G Cornelis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon costs; Hydropower storage; Mathematical programming; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY STORAGE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ELECTRICAL GRID; HYDROPOWER STORAGE; NONLINEAR MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION; WIND-GENERATED ELECTRICITY;

WIND POWER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 43649084886     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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