Wind Energy Resource Assessment at Tindouf Region, Extreme Southwest of Algeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 541-542 ◽  
pp. 972-976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidi Mohammed Boudia ◽  
Abdelhalim Benmansour ◽  
Mohamed Abdellatif Tabet Hellal
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Resource Assessment ◽  
Western Sahara ◽  
Natural Region ◽  
South West ◽  
Mean Wind Speed ◽  
Two Parameter

In this paper, with the help of two-parameter Weibull distribution, the monthly, seasonal and annual assessment of wind energy potentiality was made using the wind speed data collected in the last decade, from 2001 to 2010 for the meteorological station of Tindouf region. The vertical extrapolation of Weibull parameters and mean wind speed at a height of 50m and the analysis of temporal energy efficiency using a wind turbine of 600kW rated power from Fuhrländer manufacturer was made. The results show that Tindouf situated in extreme Algerian southwest, in the natural region of the Sahara, on the border with Morocco (west), the non-autonomous territory of Western Sahara (south-west) and Mauritania (south), is one of windiest region in the country, swept by local winds with a good annual mean wind speed =5.67m/s and an annual mean wind power density equal to 200W/m2at 10m, while the highest monthly wind energy produced may be reached in May, the seasonal in Spring and the annual gross electric energy produced is equal to 1.85GWh/year.

scholarly journals Wind Energy Resource Assessment and Feasibility Study of Wind Farm in Kaligandaki Riverbank of Mustang District

1970 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 159-166
Author(s):  
Mukesh Ghimire ◽  
Ram C Poudel
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Resource Assessment ◽  
Net Energy ◽  
Unit Energy ◽  
Utility Scale

This study presents wind energy resource assessment and financial analysis of a 15 MW wind farm in Mustang for utility scale power generation. Hourly meteorological data at Kagbeni and Thini measured at 10 m and 20 m height from 2001 to 2005 have been analyzed and annual average wind speed and power density at 75 m above ground level at Kagbeni 8.05 m/s and 851 W/m2 whereas the same for Thini are 6.99 m/s and 337 W/m2 respectively.WAsP analysis showed that the wind speed and wind power density in the study area (20 × 20 km2) varied from 2.72 m/s to 44.51 m/s and 0.23 kW/m2 to 173.27 kW/m2. Optimized layout of a 15 MW wind farm that comprised of twenty five S52 -600 kW turbines, developed by open Wind software yields annual gross energy 63.58 GWh, and net energy 41.66 GWh with capacity factor of 31.68 %. The economic analysis of the farm suggests that the unit energy cost stands on range NRs 4.57 to NRs 6.10 under different energy availability scenario to meet the project MARR of 16.1%. Based on the results, it is apparent that the wind resources at Mustang are suitable for harnessing wind energy especially for the purpose of utility scale electricity generation. Site accessibility is a major challenging factor to establish a wind farm currently. Key words: WAsP; wind energy; wind farm DOI: 10.3126/njst.v11i0.4139Nepal Journal of Science and Technology 11 (2010) 159-166

Wind Energy Resource Assessment for Wind Farm

2011 ◽  
Vol 130-134 ◽  
pp. 1295-1297
Author(s):  
Hui Qun Ma ◽  
Qi Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Weibull Distribution ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Resource Assessment ◽  
Important Process ◽  
Wind Resources ◽  
Resources Assessment

In feasible research of wind farm construction, wind resources assessment is an important process. The grade of wind resources is the crucial qualification in the construction. It determines whether this wind farm is profitable or not. his paper introduces the theory of wind energy resource assessment firstly, including: wind power density, wind speed correction and Weibull distribution. Then take Yishui wind farm as example to calculate the wind energy resource assessment.

scholarly journals Prospects of Wind Energy for Power Generation in University of Benin

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Maximum Energy ◽  
Mean Power ◽  
Energy And Environment ◽  
National Centre ◽  
Mean Wind Speed ◽  
The Mean

Wind is a renewable energy resource by nature. It is clean, abundant, inexhaustible and environmentally friendly. Essentially, this study investigated the prospects of wind energy for power generation in University of Benin. Wind data from Jan 31st – Dec 31st 2013 (at 10m height) was collected from National Centre for Energy and Environment, University of Benin. Accordingly, the annual and monthly wind speed and density are estimated using the 2- parameter Weibull probability density function. From the analysis, results obtained shows that the highest mean wind speed of 1.975m/s occurred in March and the lowest monthly mean speed of 0.977m/s occurred in November. Also, the annual mean wind speed is 1.496m/s while the annual mean power density based on Weibull distribution function is 2.692W/m2 . Further results shows that the mean annual most probable wind speed and wind speed carrying maximum energy are 1.535m/s and 1.761m/s respectively. Thus, it is recommended that the institution can tap on the available wind power potential to augment its power supply.

scholarly journals Wind Energy Potential Assessment of Great Cumbrae Island Using Weibull Distribution Function

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Yeri Kombe ◽  
Joseph Muguthu
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Probability Distributions ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Horizontal Wind ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Mean Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Energy Potential ◽  
Scottish Government

Wind energy is among the fastest growing energy generation technology which is highly preferred alternative to conventional sources of energy. The major Scottish Government target is to deliver 30% of her energy demand by 2020 from renewable sources of energy as well as meeting the emission targets as set under the Scotland Climate Change Act 2009. In this paper, wind energy potential assessment of Great Cumbrae Island was investigated. For this, a ten year mean monthly wind speed at height 50 m obtained from the National Aeronautic Space Administration (NASA) were analysed using the Weibull probability distributions to assess the wind energy potential of Great Cumbrae Island as a clean, sustainable energy resource. Results from the wind-speed model showed that Great Cumbrae Island as high wind-speed site with a mean wind speed of 7.598 m/s and having power density . The annual energy captured by four selected horizontal wind turbine models was determined. The result shows that GE 2.0 platform can capture 4.5 GWh energy in a year which is an acceptable quantity for wind energy.

scholarly journals Wind Energy Resource Assessment and Feasibility Study of Wind Farm in Mustang

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 93-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukesh Ghimire ◽  
Ram C. Poudel ◽  
Nawraj Bhattarai ◽  
Mahesh Chandra Luintel
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Resource Assessment ◽  
Net Energy ◽  
Unit Energy ◽  
Utility Scale

This study presents the wind energy resource assessment and financial analysis of a 15 MW proposed wind farm in Mustang for utility scale power generation. Hourly meteorological data at Kagbeni and Thini measured at 10 m and 20 m height from 2001 to 2005 have been analyzed and the annual average wind speed and power density 75 m above ground level at Kagbeni are 8.05 m/s and 851 W/m2 whereas the same for Thini is 6.99 m/s and 337 W/m2, respectively. WAsP analysis shows that the wind speed and wind power density in the study area (20 × 20 km2) varies from 2.72 m/s to 44.51 m/s and 0.23 kW/m2 to 173.27 kW/m2. Optimized layout of a 15 MW wind farm that is comprised of twenty-five S52 -600 kW turbines, developed by openWind software, yields annual gross energy 63.58 GWh, and net energy 41.66 GWh with a capacity factor of 31.68%. The economic analysis of the farm suggests that the unit energy cost is in the range of NRs 4.57 to NRs 6.10 under different energy availability scenarios when meeting the project MARR of 16.1%. Based on the results, it is apparent that the wind resources at Mustang are suitable for harnessing wind energy especially for the purpose of utility scale electricity generation. Site accessibility is a major challenging factor to establish a wind farm currently.Keywords: WAsP; OpenWind; Resource Assessment; Wind Farm; Feasibility StudyDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jie.v8i1-2.5099Journal of the Institute of Engineering Vol. 8, No. 1&2, 2010/2011Page: 93-104Uploaded Date: 20 July, 2011

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