An evaluation of the wind energy in the North-West of the Black Sea

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 465-487

  Onea, Florin ^a   Rusu, Eugen ^a  

^a DUNAREA DE JOS UNIVERSITY OF GALATI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Black Sea; Nearshore; Power density; Renewable energy; Wind

Indexed keywords

BLACK SEA; CLASSICAL LOGARITHMIC; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; NEARSHORES; POWER DENSITIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SEASONAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY RESOURCES; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND; WIND TURBINES;

WIND EFFECTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

BLACK SEA; UKRAINE;

EID: 84888421878     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2013.773513     Document Type: Article

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