Wind characteristics and energy potential in Belen-Hatay, Turkey

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-172

  Sahin, Besir ^a   Bilgili, Mehmet ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Weibull parameters; Wind characteristics; Wind power potential; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; ECONOMICAL ASPECTS; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY POTENTIAL; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND; MEAN WIND SPEED; POTENTIAL INVESTORS; POWER POTENTIAL; WEIBULL PARAMETERS; WIND CHARACTERISTICS; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND ENERGY PROJECTS; WIND SPEED; WIND TURBINE GENERATORS;

AVAILABILITY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; SPEED; TURBINES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND EFFECTS;

WIND POWER;

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PLANNING; FUTURE PROSPECT; PROBABILITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; WIND DIRECTION; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

EURASIA; HATAY; TURKEY;

EID: 70749115300     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435070902784947     Document Type: Article

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