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Urban wind energy exploitation systems: Behaviour under multidirectional flow conditions—Opportunities and challenges

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  • Toja-Silva, Francisco
  • Colmenar-Santos, Antonio
  • Castro-Gil, Manuel

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The growth of the world energy demand, the limited fossil fuel reserves and the increasing greenhouse gas emissions require improvements in energy-generation technologies. Specifically, urban wind energy is a source with great potential that is currently being wasted.

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  • Toja-Silva, Francisco & Colmenar-Santos, Antonio & Castro-Gil, Manuel, 2013. "Urban wind energy exploitation systems: Behaviour under multidirectional flow conditions—Opportunities and challenges," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 24(C), pages 364-378.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:24:y:2013:i:c:p:364-378
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.03.052
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