Wind power potential in Oman

International Journal of Sustainable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-118

  Al Badi, A H ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

duration curves; wind potential; wind power cost

Indexed keywords

DURATION CURVE; ENERGY COST; FUTURE ENERGIES; POWER POTENTIAL; WIND DURATION CURVE; WIND MACHINES; WIND POTENTIAL; WIND SPEED;

COSTS;

WIND POWER;

ENERGY RESOURCE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

OMAN;

EID: 82255187838     PISSN: 14786451     EISSN: 1478646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478646X.2010.509497     Document Type: Article

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