Wind and solar energy assessment of Northern Cyprus

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Yenen ◽  
M. Fahrioglu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Assessment ◽  
Northern Cyprus

NASA Climatological Data for Renewable Energy Assessment

Solar Energy ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
William S. Chandler ◽  
Charles H. Whitlock ◽  
Paul W. Stackhouse
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Industry ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Climatological Data ◽  
The Past ◽  
Energy Assessment ◽  
Tilted Surface ◽  
Renewable Energy Industry

This article presents the latest parameters and delivery methods that provide global solar energy and meteorological resources on the Internet. Over the past several years the number of parameters in the Surface meteorology and Solar Energy Data Set has tripled. The newest parameters include solar geometry, a suite of wind speed and wind direction data, diffuse, direct normal and tilted surface solar irradiance. Requests by users and recommendations by the renewable energy industry have prompted the growth.

scholarly journals Solar Energy Technology for Northern Cyprus: Assessment, Statistical Analysis, and Feasibility Study

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youssef Kassem ◽  
Hüseyin Çamur ◽  
Salman Mohammed Awadh Alhuoti
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Global Solar Radiation ◽  
Feasibility Analysis ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Northern Cyprus

Solar power is the fastest-growing energy source in the world. New technologies can help to generate more power from solar energy. The present paper aims to encourage people and the government to develop solar energy-based power projects to achieve sustainable energy infrastructures, especially in developing countries. In addition, this paper presents a solar energy road map to attract investors to invest in clean energy technology to help reduce the effect of global warming and enhance sustainable technological development. Therefore, the first objective of the paper is to analyze and compare the monthly global solar radiation for five different locations in Northern Cyprus using the measured data collected from the Meteorological Department and estimated values collected from the satellite imagery database. In addition, the mean hourly meteorological parameters including global solar radiation, air temperature, sunshine, and relative humidity are analyzed statistically and the type of distribution functions are selected based on skewness and kurtosis values. Accordingly, estimating global solar radiation improves solar power generation planning and reduces the cost of measuring. Therefore, models of a surface were analyzed by means of polynomial adjustments considering the values of R-squared. Finally, this study provides a comprehensive and integrated feasibility analysis of a 100 MW grid-connected solar plant project as an economic project in the selected region to reduce electricity tariffs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. RETScreen Expert software was used to conduct the feasibility analysis in terms of energy production, GHG emissions, and financial parameters for the best location for the installation of a 100 MW grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) plant. Finally, the results concluded that the proposed solar system could be used for power generation in Northern Cyprus.

NASA Climatological Data for Renewable Energy Assessment

2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 945-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
William S. Chandler ◽  
Charles H. Whitlock ◽  
Paul W. Stackhouse,
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Industry ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Climatological Data ◽  
The Past ◽  
Energy Assessment ◽  
Tilted Surface ◽  
Renewable Energy Industry

This article presents the latest parameters and delivery methods that provide global solar energy and meteorological resources on the Internet. Over the past several years the number of parameters in the Surface meteorology and Solar Energy Data Set has tripled. The newest parameters include solar geometry, a suite of wind speed and wind direction data, diffuse, direct normal and tilted surface solar irradiance. Requests by users and recommendations by the renewable energy industry have prompted the growth.

scholarly journals Techno-Economic Feasibility of Grid-Connected Solar PV System at Near East University Hospital, Northern Cyprus

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 7627
Author(s):  
Youssef Kassem ◽  
Hüseyin Gökçekuş ◽  
Ali Güvensoy
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Near East ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Northern Cyprus ◽  
Pv Modules

The growth of populations and economy in Northern Cyprus has led to continuing utilization of fossil fuels as the primary source of electricity, which will raise environmental pollution. Thus, utilizing renewable energy, particularly solar energy, might be a solution to minimize this issue. This paper presents the potential of grid-connected solar PV power generation at Near East University Hospital (NEU Hospital), one of the largest and leading medical facilities in Northern Cyprus, to meet the energy demand during the daytime to reduce energy bills. For this purpose, the first objective of the study is to evaluate the solar energy potential as a power source for the NEU Hospital based on four datasets (actual measurement, Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring (CMSAF), Surface Radiation Data Set-Heliosat (SARAH), and ERA-5, produced by the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecast). The results showed that the solar resource of the selected location is categorized as excellent (class 5), that is, the global solar radiation is within the range of 1843.8–2035.9 kWH/m2. The second objective is to investigate the impact of orientation angles on PV output, capacity factor, economic feasibility indicators, and CO2 emissions by using different PV modules. The results are compared with optimum orientation angles found by Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS) simulation software. This objective was achieved by using RETScreen Expert software. The results demonstrated that the highest performance of the proposed system was achieved for orientation angles of 180° (azimuth angle) and −35° (tilt angle). Consequently, it is recommended that orientation angles, PV modules, and market prices are considered to maximize energy production and reduce electricity production costs.

Solar Energy Assessment in Various Regions of Indian Sub-continent

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johny Renoald Albert ◽  
Dishore Shunmugham Vanaja
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Graphical Representation ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Energy Assessment ◽  
Energy Auditing ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic System

The demand for sustainable energy has increased significantly over the years due to the rapid depletion of fossil fuels. The solar photovoltaic system has been the advantage of converting solar irradiation directly to electricity, and it is suitable for most of the regions. But in the case of solar energy conversion, the voltage evolved from the solar photovoltaic cells is not adequate to meet the energy demand. Therefore, the converters and inverters with energy storage systems are used to fulfill the energy demand. These conversion architectures create new challenges for effective management of the grid. Due to the evaluation of power generation, load in a particular region or area, let us simplify with the help of the duck curve. The study is focused on the energy auditing, assessment, and measurement of solar irradiation from PV system design software. This graphical representation is implemented with a typical electricity load pattern at any region.

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