A method for optimizing the location of wind farms

Renewable Energy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 287-299

  McWilliam, M K ^a   van Kooten, G C ^a   Crawford, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Optimization; Wind energy; Wind farm siting

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY SYSTEM; GRADIENT-BASED OPTIMIZATION; LARGE REGIONS; LOCAL MINIMUMS; MINIMUM COST; MODEL-SENSITIVE; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; POLICY MAKERS; POPULATION DATA; WIND FARM; WIND RESOURCES;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; LOCATION; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

WIND POWER;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY MAKING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SMOOTHING; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

EID: 84861901468     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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