Assessment of wind energy potential and the economics of wind power generation in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-83

  Ohunakin, Olayinka S ^a   Akinnawonu, Olaolu O ^b  

^a Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost estimation; Jos; Nigeria; Power density; Weibull distribution; Wind energy conversion systems

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

COST ESTIMATIONS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM; NIGERIA; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; POWER DENSITIES; WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM ECONOMICS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; WEIBULL THEORY; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

JOS; NIGERIA; PLATEAU [NIGERIA];

EID: 84858341028     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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