The potential for wind energy in Nigeria

Wind Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-312

  Ajayi, Oluseyi ^a,b  

^a Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research   (Nigeria)

^b Institute for Environment Research and Development   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Energy poverty; Environment; Nigeria; Sustainable energy; Wind energy technology

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; HIGH POTENTIAL; MEAN-WINDS; MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN; NIGERIA; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; WIND ENERGY; WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY HARVESTING;

WIND POWER;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; POWER GENERATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER;

NIGERIA;

EID: 77954390268     PISSN: 0309524X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0309-524X.34.3.303     Document Type: Article

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