On the wind energy resources of Sudan

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2117-2139

  Omer, Abdeen Mustafa ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sudan; Water pumping; Wind energy resources; Wind power potential and assessment; Wind pumps application

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MACHINE DESIGN; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PUMPS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS;

DATA STATIONS; FOSSIL ENERGY RESOURCES; LARGE SCALES; POWER POTENTIAL; PRODUCTION DEMAND; RATIONAL USE OF ENERGY (RUE); RELIABLE ASSESSMENT; REMOTE RURAL AREAS; RENEWABLE ENERGY (RE); RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (RES); SMALL SCALE APPLICATIONS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STEADY STATES; SUDANESE; WATER PUMPING; WIND ENERGY; WIND ENERGY RESOURCES; WIND MACHINES; WIND SPEED (WS); WIND VELOCITIES;

WIND POWER;

EID: 47749142772     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2006.10.010     Document Type: Review

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