Pico hydro - Reducing technical risks for rural electrification

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1986-1991

  Williams, A A ^a   Simpson, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Renewable Energy division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydropower; Penstock; Rural electrification; Turbine

Indexed keywords

DIESEL GENERATORS; ECONOMIC DESIGNS; ENERGY OUTPUTS; ENGINEERING DESIGNS; EQUIPMENT COSTS; FINANCIAL SUCCESS; HYDROPOWER; IMPLEMENTATION METHODS; PER UNITS; PV SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RURAL COMMUNITIES; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SCHEME DESIGNS; SMALL HYDRO-POWER; TECHNICAL QUALITIES; TECHNICAL RISKS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENGINES; PENSTOCKS; RURAL AREAS; TURBINES; WIND POWER;

COSTS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EQUIPMENT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 64549085953     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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