The potential impact of small-scale flywheel energy storage technology on Uganda's energy sector

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-19

  Okou, Richard ^a   Sebitosi, Adoniya Ben ^a   Khan, Azeem ^a   Pillay, Pragasen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost of energy; Energy storage; Flywheel; Life cost analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349457519     PISSN: 1021447X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.17159/2413-3051/2009/v20i1a3297     Document Type: Article

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