A decision support system for the optimal exploitation of wind energy on regional scale

Renewable Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 299-309

  Ouammi, Ahmed ^a,b   Ghigliotti, Valeria ^a   Robba, Michela ^a   Mimet, Abdelaziz ^c   Sacile, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH   (Morocco)

^c ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Geographic information systems; Optimization; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; OPTIMAL EXPLOITATION; OPTIMAL TECHNOLOGY; REGIONAL SCALE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANTS; SITE SELECTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPLOITATION; FOSSIL FUEL; GIS; INSTALLATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OPTIMIZATION; OROGRAPHY; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SITE SELECTION; SUSTAINABILITY; WIND POWER;

ITALY; LIGURIA; SAVONA;

EID: 79961128692     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.06.027     Document Type: Article

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