Assessment of wind power predictability as a decision factor in the investment phase of wind farms

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 609-617

  Girard, R ^a   Laquaine, K ^a   Kariniotakis, G ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Investment problem; Market design; Planning policy; Sensitivity analysis; Wind power predictability; Wind power resource assessment

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INVESTMENTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CAPACITY FACTORS; DAY-AHEAD ELECTRICITY MARKET; DECISION FACTORS; DENMARK; ECONOMIC OPERATIONS; HIGH WINDS; INVESTMENT PHASE; MARKET DATA; MARKET DESIGN; MARKET REVENUE; PLANNING POLICIES; PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; SETTLEMENT MECHANISM; WIND FARM; WIND POWER PRODUCTION; WIND POWER RESOURCES;

WIND POWER;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; INVESTMENT; POWER GENERATION; PREDICTION; PRICE DETERMINATION; PROFITABILITY; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

DENMARK;

EID: 84869873611     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.064     Document Type: Article

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