Progress and recent trends of wind energy technology

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue , 2013, Pages 456-468

  Islam, M R ^a   Mekhilef, S ^a   Saidur, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Energy storage system; Fish schooling concept; Technological life cycle; VAWT; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY STORAGE; FISH; FUEL CELLS; FUEL STORAGE; LIFE CYCLE; WIND TURBINES;

ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; FISH SCHOOLINGS; RECENT TRENDS; TURBINE CAPACITY; VAWT; VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; WIND ENERGY CAPACITY; WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY;

WIND POWER;

EID: 84873678629     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.01.007     Document Type: Review

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