Review on renewable energy potential in Australian subtropical region (Central and North Queensland)

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 347-353, Issue , 2012, Pages 3846-3855

  Baniyounes, Ali ^a   Liu, Gang ^a   Rasul, M G ^a   Khan, M M K ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Solar energy; Subtropical; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CLIMATIC DATA; ENERGY INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; GOVERNMENT IS; MEASURED DATA; NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; NORTH QUEENSLAND; QUEENSLAND; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIALS; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SOARING PRICE; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SPATIAL DATABASE; SUBTROPICAL; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS; TOWNSVILLE; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TROPICS; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 80155171778     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.347-353.3846     Document Type: Conference Paper

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