Determination of wind energy potential in the Mwingi-Kitui plateau of Kenya

Renewable Energy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-22

  Mukulo, B M ^a   Ngaruiya, J M ^a   Kamau, J N ^a  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Mean wind speed; Small wind turbine electricity generators; Wind direction; Wind power density; Wind shear exponent

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATORS; MEAN WIND SPEED; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND POWER DENSITY; WIND SHEARS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FORESTRY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TURBINES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; SPEED; TREES (MATHEMATICS); TURBOGENERATORS; WIND POWER;

WIND POWER; WIND EFFECTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ARID REGION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INSTALLATION; PROBABILITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE SCARCITY; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL POPULATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIND DIRECTION; WIND POWER; WIND SHEAR; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY; COST ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RURAL AREA;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FORESTRY; PROBABILITY; TURBINES; WIND; ELECTRICITY; GENERATORS; VELOCITY;

EASTERN PROVINCE [KENYA]; KENYA; MWINGI-KITUI PLATEAU; KITUI; MWINGI;

EID: 84884389285     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.08.042     Document Type: Article

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