Wind turbine availability: Should it be time or energy based? - A case study in Ireland

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2967-2971

  Conroy, Niamh ^a   Deane, J P ^b   O Gallachoir, Brian P ^b  

^a Bord Gais Eireann Marcogaz   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Operational performance; Wind farm availability

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; ENERGY LOSS; ENERGY LOST; FINANCIAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL LOSS; INDUSTRY STANDARDS; IRELAND; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; TYPICAL VALUES; WIND FARM; WIND SPEED;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FARMS; LOSSES; WIND TURBINES;

WIND POWER;

BIOMONITORING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FINANCIAL MARKET; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; TURBINE; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

IRELAND;

EID: 79957847235     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.03.044     Document Type: Article

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