Wind farm feasibility study and site selection in Adrar, Algeria

Energy Procedia

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 136-142

  Djamai, Mourad ^a   Kasbadji Merzouk, Nachida ^a  

^a CENTRE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Adrar; Algeria; Capacity factor; Electricity; Weibull; Wind energy; Wind farm

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; SITE SELECTION; WIND;

ADRAR; ALGERIA; CAPACITY FACTORS; WEIBULL; WIND FARM;

WIND POWER;

EID: 79960244365     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.05.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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