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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdieck
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
790 pages
30h 5m
English
CRC Press
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virtually no water. This analysis shows that solar and wind can contribute close to a
base-load generation electric system provided there is a robust transmission system
where available. Figure 10.24 shows the renewable source locations for the high (83%)
load matching scenario, and Figure 10.25 shows the locations of existing and poten-
tially available pumped storage sites.
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FIGURE 10.24
(See color insert.) Optimum locations for (a) PV and (b) wi ...
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ISBN: 9781466556966