Design and implementation of wind energy system in Saudi Arabia

Renewable Energy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-52

  Eltamaly, Ali M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cost of energy; Matching between site and wind turbine; Price minimization of the generated kWh; Wind energy system design

Indexed keywords

COST CALCULATION; COST OF ENERGIES; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; ENERGY METHOD; GENERIC FORMS; PRICE MINIMIZATION OF THE GENERATED KWH; VISUAL FORTRAN; WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS;

COSTS; WIND POWER;

WIND TURBINES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; ENERGY RESOURCE; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOFTWARE; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84877919093     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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