Assessment of wind energy potential and economics in the north-western Iranian cities of Tabriz and Ardabil

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 87-99

  Fazelpour, Farivar ^a   Soltani, Nima ^b   Soltani, Sina ^b   Rosen, Marc A ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic assessment; Renewable energy; Weibull distribution; Wind energy; Wind potential; Wind power

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER; WIND SPEED; WIND TURBINES;

ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION; ENERGY; ENERGY ECONOMICS; POWER SOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOURCES OF ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY SUPPLY; WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL; WIND POTENTIAL;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84921956000     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.01.045     Document Type: Review

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