Study on offshore wind power potential and wind farm optimization in Hong Kong

Applied Energy

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 519-531

  Gao, Xiaoxia ^a   Yang, Hongxing ^a   Lu, Lin ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong offshore; Monthly power generation; Multi Population Genetic Algorithm (MPGA); Wind farm optimization; Wind power potential

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; WIND TURBINES;

HONG-KONG; MAN-MADE ACTIVITIES; MULTI-POPULATION GENETIC ALGORITHM; OFF-SHORE WIND ENERGY; OFF-SHORE WIND POWER; OFF-SHORE WIND POWER GENERATIONS; POWER POTENTIAL; WIND FARM;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84904787928     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.02.070     Document Type: Article

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