Economical assessment of a wind-hydrogen energy system using WindHyGen® software

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2845-2854

  Aguado, Mónica ^a,b   Ayerbe, Elixabete ^a   Azcárate, Cristina ^b   Blanco, Rosa ^b   Garde, Raquel ^a   Mallor, Fermín ^b   Rivas, David M ^a  

^a CENER   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computer application; Hydrogen; Optimization; Simulation; Techno economical analysis; Wind power

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLYWHEELS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; OPTIMIZATION;

ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ECONOMICAL FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMICAL VIABILITIES; ENERGY LOSS; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN ENERGIES; HYDROGEN ENERGY SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL MANAGEMENTS; OUTPUT ENERGIES; RANDOM INPUTS; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODELS; TECHNO-ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS; TRANSFORMATION SYSTEMS; WIND FARMS;

WIND POWER;

EID: 63149171081     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.12.098     Document Type: Article

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