Wind-resource atlas of Venezuela based on on-site anemometry observation

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 898-911

  González Longatt, Francisco ^a   Serrano González, Javier ^b   Burgos Payán, Manuel ^b   Riquelme Santos, Jesús Manuel ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Wind potential; Wind power; Wind speed; Wind resource assessment

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; BLENDING; ENERGY RESOURCES; WIND; WIND POWER;

METEOROLOGICAL DATASETS; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; POST-PROCESSING PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL DESCRIPTIONS; WIND POTENTIAL; WIND SPEED; WIND SPEED AND DIRECTIONS; WIND-RESOURCE ASSESSMENT;

MAPS;

EID: 84905842528     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.172     Document Type: Review

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