Using regional climate center data to predict small wind turbine performance

Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-19

  Curtis Elmore, Andrew ^a   Gallagher, Ron ^b  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Climatic data; Economic factors; Environmental engineering; Groundwater management; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); COSTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MONTE CARLO METHODS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TURBINES; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WIND TURBINES;

APPLICATIONS.; CLIMATIC DATA; COST PROHIBITIVE; DOMESTIC USES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; GROUNDWATER CLEANUPS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATIONS; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER PUMPING; MONTE CARLO MODELS; PERFORMANCE MODELING; POTENTIAL COSTS; REGIONAL CLIMATES; REMEDIATION SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; SMALL WIND TURBINES; SUPERFUND SITES; TURBINE PERFORMANCES; WIND ENERGY; WIND RESOURCES; WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS; WIND VELOCITIES;

WIND POWER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATABASE; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROUNDWATER; PUMPING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REMEDIATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57949100508     PISSN: 1090025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2009)13:1(14)     Document Type: Article

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