Power output variations of co-located offshore wind turbines and wave energy converters in California

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2781-2791

  Stoutenburg, Eric D ^a   Jenkins, Nicholas ^b   Jacobson, Mark Z ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

California; Combining renewables; Hybrid systems; Offshore wind energy; Power output variability; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; COMBINING RENEWABLES; OFF-SHORE WIND ENERGY; POWER OUT PUT; RENEWABLES; WAVE ENERGY;

BUOYS; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FARMS; HYBRID COMPUTERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; WAVE POWER; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WAVE ENERGY; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954386709     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.04.033     Document Type: Article

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