Wind generation output during cold weather-driven electricity demand peaks in Ireland

Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-53

  Leahy, P G ^a   Foley, A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric vehicles; Heating degree days; Meteorological extremes; System security; Wind variability

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC VEHICLES; WIND POWER;

ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; HEATING DEGREE-DAYS; HIGH PENETRATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL EXTREMES; RENEWABLE GENERATION; REPUBLIC OF IRELAND; SYSTEM SECURITY; WIND VARIABILITIES;

WIND;

ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; METEOROLOGICAL HAZARD; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

IRELAND;

EID: 84857690170     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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