Assessment of utilization of wind energy resources in Nigeria

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 750-753

  Ajayi, Oluseyi O ^a  

^a Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Power generation; Wind resources

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCES; HARVESTING; WATER LEVELS;

ATLANTIC OCEANS; ENERGY CRISES; MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS; NIGERIA; OFFSHORE AREAS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; WIND ENERGY PROJECTS; WIND ENERGY RESOURCES; WIND RESOURCES;

WIND POWER;

ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; POWER GENERATION; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; STATE ROLE; WIND POWER;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CROSS RIVER [(STT) NIGERIA]; LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; OGUN; ONDO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 58149185188     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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