Title :
Economic assessment of onshore micro wind turbines and solar cells for power generation in Latvia
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys. Energetics, Riga, Latvia
Abstract :
The paper illustrates economical assessment of the grid-connected onshore micro wind turbines. The calculation is based on onshore wind speed hourly minimum value of 4 m height in Latvia approximated according to each wind turbine tower height. Economical assessment of the grid-connected solar cells is studied based on the real solar cells output data of Latvia. Results of performed study show that the use of solar cells 25 years for power generation in Latvia is profitable.
Keywords :
electric power generation; power grids; solar cells; wind turbines; Latvia; economic assessment; grid-connected onshore microwind turbines; grid-connected solar cells; onshore wind speed; power generation; wind turbine tower height; Electricity; Energy consumption; Photovoltaic cells; Renewable energy sources; Wind speed; Wind turbines; power generation economics; solar cells; wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conference (ENERGYCON), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Cavtat
DOI :
10.1109/ENERGYCON.2014.6850455
