Energy-water nexus of wind power generation systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 169, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-13

  Yang, Jin ^a,b   Chen, Bin ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Element nexus; Energy water nexus; Pathway nexus; Wind power

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXTRACTION; FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS; FOSSIL FUELS; GROUNDWATER; RECYCLING; SURFACE WATERS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ELEMENT NEXUS; ENERGY-WATER NEXUS; NETWORK ENVIRON ANALYSIS; PATHWAY NEXUS; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATERS; WATER EXTRACTION PROCESS; WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS;

WATER RECYCLING;

CHEMICAL ELEMENT; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; CONTROL SYSTEM; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; RECYCLING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

CHINA;

EID: 84957893232     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.010     Document Type: Article

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