The feasibility study of offshore wind energy potential in Kijal, Malaysia: The new alternative energy source exploration in Malaysia

Energy Exploration and Exploitation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 329-344

  Albani, A ^a   Ibrahim, M ^a   Yong, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Kijal; Malaysia; Micrositing; Offshore; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; KIJAL; MALAYSIA; MICRO-SITING; OFFSHORE; OFFSHORE WIND RESOURCES;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; INVESTMENTS; WIND TURBINES;

WIND POWER;

EID: 84896776217     PISSN: 01445987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0144-5987.32.2.329     Document Type: Article

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