Techno-economic analysis of electricity generation by means of a proposed 50 MW grid-connected wind power plant for Jordan

Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-260

  Hrayshat, E S ^a  

^a TAFILA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Jordan; Power plant; Techo economic analysis; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; BENEFIT COST RATIOS; CASH FLOW; CONVENTIONAL FUEL; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMIC INDICATORS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY LOAD; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; GRID-CONNECTED; INPUT DATAS; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; JORDAN; LIFE CYCLE SAVINGS; NET PRESENT VALUE; PAYBACK PERIODS; SEASONAL TRENDS; SPECIFIC YIELD; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; VALUE OF WIND; WIND ENERGY; WIND SPEED; WIND SPEED DATA;

EARNINGS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS PLANTS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INVESTMENTS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MESH GENERATION; POWER PLANTS; REACTIVE POWER; SPEED; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 77649313571     PISSN: 15567249     EISSN: 15567257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567240802534235     Document Type: Article

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