Economic assessment of water pumping systems using wind energy conversion systems in the southern part of Nigeria

Energy Exploration and Exploitation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Paul, S S ^a   Oyedepo, S O ^b   Adaramola, M S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

economic factors; Southern Nigeria; Wind energy conversion system; Wind power

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; CALABAR; CLASS 1; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; MEDIUM SIZE; METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NIGERIA; NIGERIANS; SMALL SCALE; STANDALONE SYSTEMS; TURBINE MODELS; WATER PUMPING SYSTEMS; WEIBULL PROBABILITY; WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM; WIND RESOURCES; WIND SPEED DATA;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; PUMPING PLANTS; WIND TURBINES;

WIND POWER;

EID: 84859014784     PISSN: 01445987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0144-5987.30.1.1     Document Type: Article

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