Wind Power Viability on a Small Island

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 741-760

  Ramos, V ^a   Iglesias, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic; Galicia; Island; Spain; Wind; Wind turbine Weibull

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC; GALICIA; ISLAND; SPAIN; WEIBULL;

DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HYDROGEN STORAGE; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND;

WIND POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WEIBULL THEORY; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GALICIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84892749935     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2013.823434     Document Type: Article

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