An assessment of wind energy potential to meet electricity demand and economic feasibility in Konya, Turkey

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 559-576

  Kose, Faruk ^a   Aksoy, Muharrem Hilmi ^a   Ozgoren, Muammer ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Renewable energy; Wind energy; Wind energy potential; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; FREQUENCY HISTOGRAMS; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN METHOD; NET PRESENT VALUE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; UNIVERSITY CAMPUS;

EARNINGS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INVESTMENTS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

KONYA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84890512488     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2013.773512     Document Type: Article

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