Renewable power: Not yet ready for prime time

Chemical Engineering Progress

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 22-25

  Lee, Bernards ^a   Gushee, David E ^b  

^a Institute of Gas Technology   (United States)

^b Congressional Research Service ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK-UP GENERATORS; CHARGE AND DISCHARGE; COST COMPONENTS; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS; GRID OPERATORS; INSTANTANEOUS RESPONSE; INTERMITTENCY; MOVING PARTS; PRIME TIME; REGULATORY ASPECTS; RENEWABLE GENERATION;

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE;

EID: 76449105183     PISSN: 03607275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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