Evaluation of electricity generation and energy cost of wind energy conversion systems (WECSs) in Central Turkey

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2731-2739

  Gökçek, Murat ^a   Genç, Mustafa Serdar ^b  

^a Faculty of Engineering   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cost estimation; Wind energy; Wind energy conversion systems

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FOSSIL FUELS; WIND;

CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES; COST ESTIMATIONS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM; WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION; WIND-ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS (WECSS);

WIND POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLEANER PRODUCTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY USE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 68849132218     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.03.025     Document Type: Article

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