Wind power generation in China: Understanding the mismatch between capacity and generation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 145-151

  Yang, Mian ^a,b   Patiño Echeverri, Dalia ^a   Yang, Fuxia ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Installed wind power capacity; Renewable energy policy; Wind power generation

Indexed keywords

BACKUP GENERATION; CHINA; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; CURRENT STATUS; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MIX; INSTALLED CAPACITY; INSTALLED WIND POWER CAPACITY; POWER TRANSMISSION GRIDS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD; WIND GENERATION; WIND POWER CAPACITY;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY POLICY; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ENERGY POLICY; INCENTIVE; INSTALLATION; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

CHINA;

EID: 84155172105     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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