Feasibility of Wind Power and Wave Power Generation in the South China Sea

2018 ◽  
pp. 73-89
Author(s):  
Chongwei Zheng ◽  
Chongyin Li ◽  
Hailang Wu ◽  
Min Wang
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Wave Power ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Wave Power Generation

Assessment of wave power in the South China Sea based on 26-year high-resolution hindcast data

Energy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 117218
Author(s):  
Ze Sun ◽  
Haicheng Zhang ◽  
Daolin Xu ◽  
Xiaolong Liu ◽  
Jun Ding
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Wave Power ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea

Seasonal Wind Power Potential for a Resort Island in the South China Sea

2015 ◽  
Vol 793 ◽  
pp. 383-387
Author(s):  
M. Reyasudin Basir Khan ◽  
Jagadeesh Pasupuleti ◽  
Razali Jidin ◽  
Sharifah Azwa Shaaya
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
South China ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Northeast Monsoon ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Market Values

This paper presents a wind energy assessment for a resort island in the South China Sea that has a seasonal climate contributed by the monsoon seasons. The resort island selected for this study is Tioman, as it denotes the typical energy requirements of most resort islands in the South China Sea. The island depends primarily on diesel-fuel for electricity generation. However, diesel is subjected to expensive and unpredictable market values, high operation and maintenance costs, and poses environmental threats. Therefore, the potential for wind energy conversion system development is conducted in order to reduce the island’s diesel fuel dependency. The study starts with energy auditing and meteorological data collection. Subsequently, the wind energy potential is evaluated using Weibull distribution function. The results indicate that the wind speed vary according to seasons, where higher wind power can be generated during the northeast monsoon season than any other seasons.

scholarly journals Wind Energy Potentials and Its Trend in the South China Sea

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adekunle Ayodotun Osinowo ◽  
Xiaopei Lin ◽  
Dongliang Zhao ◽  
Zhifeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Power Density ◽  
South China ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Wind Potential

Using a 30year (1976-2005) daily high-resolution reanalysis wind field dataset assimilated from several meteorological data sources, the wind speed and power characteristics of the South China Sea (SCS) were investigated using the Weibull shape and scale parameters. The region in general showed good wind characteristics. This is shown by high annual mean wind speed and power density values which are 5.93 m/s and 273.84 W/m2 respectively.  The calculated annual mean wind power resource attributes the region to a relatively high potential site for large- scale grid connected wind turbine applications. The wind power ranged between 96.27 W/m2 in May and 527.03 W/m2 in December. Furthermore, spatio-temporal variations showed that strong trends in wind power exist in Luzon strait in the northern SCS and Xisha, Zhongsha, Luzon, Liyue bank in the central SCS which are evaluated as high wind potential regions and may be rated as locations excellent for installation of large wind turbines for electrical energy generation. Non-significant and negative trends dominate the southern SCS and may therefore, be suitable for small wind applications. The wind power density exhibited a significant increasing trend of 1.4 W/m2 yr-1 in the SCS as a whole throughout the study period. The trend is strongest (2.8 W/m2 yr-1) in winter.

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