Technical and economic analysis of large-scale wind energy conversion systems in Algeria

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-51

  Diaf, S ^a   Notton, G ^b  

^a CENTRE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Capacity factor; Cost analysis; Power density; Weibull distribution; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ALGERIA; CAPACITY FACTORS; COASTAL REGIONS; COST ANALYSIS; DIESEL OIL; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY COSTS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY OUTPUT; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; FREQUENCY PROFILES; MINIMUM COST; POWER DENSITIES; POWER PRODUCTION; WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM; WIND POTENTIAL; WIND RESOURCES; WIND SPEED; WIND SPEED DATA;

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; DIESEL FUELS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84870339416     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.11.026     Document Type: Review

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