Integrated evaluation of embodied energy, greenhouse gas emission and economic performance of a typical wind farm in China

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 559-568

  Yang, Jin ^a   Chen, Bin ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Embodied energy; Greenhouse gas emission; Wind farm

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; RECYCLING; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; EMBODIED ENERGY; INTEGRATED EVALUATION; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; WIND FARM; WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84881337628     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.07.024     Document Type: Review

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