Wind speed characteristics and resource assessment using weibull parameters

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 800-814

  Rehman, S ^a,b   Mahbub Alam, A M ^b,c   Meyer, J P ^b   Al Hadhrami, L M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Frequency; Maximum energy carrying wind speed; Most probable wind speed; Weibull distribution; Wind power density; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND LEVEL; ANNUAL MEAN; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; DATA COLLECTION; FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHODS; MEAN WIND SPEED; POWER POTENTIAL; RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS; SAUDI ARABIA; SCALE PARAMETER; WEIBULL PARAMETERS; WEIBULL SHAPE; WIND POWER DENSITY; WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT; WIND SHEARS; WIND SPEED; WIND SPEED MEASUREMENT;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND POWER;

WIND EFFECTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; WEIBULL THEORY; WIND POWER; WIND SHEAR; WIND VELOCITY;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84870383456     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2011.641700     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Ackerman, T., and L. Soder. 2002. An overview of wind energy-status 2002. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 6:67-128. (Pubitemid 34659648)
2. Akdag, S.A., and Ö. Güler. 2010. Wind characteristics analyses and determination of appropriate wind turbine for Amasra - Black Sea Region, Turkey. International Journal of Green Energy 7(4):422-33.
3. Akpinar, E.K., and S. Akpinar. 2004. An analysis of the wind energy potential of Elazig, Turkey. International Journal of Green Energy 1(2):193-207.
4. Al-Nassar, W., S. Alhajraf, A. Al-Enizi, and L. Al-Awadhi. 2005. Potential wind power generation in the state of Kuwait. Renewable Energy 30:2149-61.
5. Anagreh, Y., and A. Bataineh. 2011. Renewable energy potential assessment in Jordan. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15(5):2232-39.
6. Ansari, J., I.K. Madni, and H. Bakhsh. 1986. Saudi Arabian wind energy atlas. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: KACST.
7. Bagiorgas, H.S., G. Mihalakakou, and D. Matthopoulos. 2008. A statistical analysis of wind speed distributions in the area of Western Greece. International Journal of Green Energy 5(1 & 2):120-37.
8. Dahmouni, A.W., M. Ben Salah, F. Askri, C. Kerkeni, and S. Ben Nasrallah. 2011. Assessment of wind energy potential and optimal electricity generation in Borj-Cedria, Tunisia . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15(1):815-20.
9. Elamouri, M., and F.B. Amar. 2008. Wind energy potential in Tunisia. Renewable Energy 33(4):758-68.
10. El-Osta, W., and Y. Kalifa. 2003. Prospects of wind power plants in Libya: A case study. Renewable Energy 28:363-71. (Pubitemid 35151413)
11. Ganesan, S., and S. Ahmed. 2008. Assessment of wind energy potential using topographical and meteorological data of a site in Central India (Bhopal). International Journal of Sustainable Energy 27(3):131-42.
12. Global wind energy Council (GWEC), 2011. http://www.gwec.net/index.php? id=180 (Accessed March 27 2011)
13. Herbert, G.M.J., S. Iniyan, E. Sreevalsan, and A. Rajapandian. 2007. Review of wind energy technologies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 11:1117 45.
14. Himri, Y., S. Himri, and A.B. Stambouli. 2010. Wind power resource in the south-western region of Algeria. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 14(1):554-56.
15. Hrayshat, E.S. 2007.Wind resource assessment of the Jordanian southern region. Renewable Energy 32:1948-60. (Pubitemid 46366708)
16. Islam, M.R., R. Saidur, and N.A. Rahim. 2011. Assessment of wind energy potentiality at Kudat and Labuan, Malaysia using Weibull distribution function. Energy 36(2):985-92.
17. Jamil, M., S. Parsa, and M. Majidi. 1995. Wind power statistics and evaluation of wind energy density. Renewable Energy 6(5-6):623-28.
18. Jowder, F.A.L. 2009.Wind power analysis and site matching of wind turbine generators in Kingdom of Bahrain. Applied Energy 86:538-45.
19. Keyhani, A., M. Ghasemi-Varnamkhasti, M. Khanali, and R. Abbaszadeh. 2010. An assessment of wind energy potential as a power generation source in the capital of Iran, Tehran. Energy 35(1):188-201.
20. Kwon, S.D. 2011. Uncertainty analysis of wind energy potential assessment. Applied Energy 87(3):856-65.
21. Marafia, A.H., and H.A. Ashour. 2003. Economics of off-shore/on-shore wind energy systems in Qatar. Renewable Energy 28:1953-63. (Pubitemid 36557973)
22. Moran, D., and C. Sherrington. 2007. An economic assessment of windfarm power generation in Scotland including externalities. Energy Policy 35:2811-25. (Pubitemid 46381400)
23. Ohunakin, O.S. 2011. Wind resources in North-East geopolitical zone, Nigeria: An assessment of the monthly and seasonal characteristics. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15(4):1977-87.
24. Omer, A.M., 2008. On the wind energy resources of Sudan. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 12(8):2117-39.
25. Pimenta, F.W.K., and R. Garvine. 2008. Combining meteorological stations and satellite data to evaluate the offshore wind power resource of Southeastern Brazil. Renewable Energy 33(11):2375-87.
26. Radics, K., and J. Bartholy. 2008. Estimating and modeling the wind resource of Hungary. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 12(3):874-82. (Pubitemid 351232298)
27. Raichle, B.W., and W.R. Carson. 2009. Wind resource assessment of the southern Appalachian Ridges in the southeastern United States. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 13(5):1104-10.
28. Rehman, S., and A. Aftab. 2004. Assessment of wind energy potential for coastal locations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Energy 29:1105-15. (Pubitemid 38616233)
29. Rehman, S., I. El-Amin, F. Ahmad, S.M. Shaahid, A.M. Al-Shehri, and J.M. Bakhashwain. 2007. Wind power resource assessment for Rafha, Saudi Arabia. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 11:937-50. (Pubitemid 44820962)
30. Rehman, S., and T.O. Halawani. 1994. Statistical characteristics of wind in Saudi Arabia. Renewable Energy 4(8):949-56.
31. Rehman, S., T.O. Halawani, and T. Husain. 1994. Weibull parameters for wind speed distribution in Saudi Arabia. Solar Energy 53(6):473-79.
32. Rehman, S., T.O. Halawani, and M. Mohandes. 2003. Wind power cost assessment at twenty locations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Renewable Energy 28:573-83. (Pubitemid 35302116)
33. Sahin, B., and M. Bilgili. 2009. Wind characteristics and energy potential in Belen-Hatay, Turkey. International Journal of Green Energy 6(2):157-72.
34. Saidur, R., M.R. Islam, N.A. Rahim, and K.H. Solangi. 2010. A review on global wind energy policy. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 14(7):1744-62.
35. Shahta, A.S.A., and R. Hanitsch. 2008. Electricity generation and wind potential assessment at Hurghada, Egypt. Renewable Energy 33:141-48. (Pubitemid 350008065)
36. Stevens, M.J.M., and P.T. Smulders. 1979. The estimation of the parameters of the Weibull wind speed distribution for wind energy utilization purposes. Wind Engineering 3:132-45. (Pubitemid 10445305)
37. Togrul, I.T., and M.I. Kizi. 2008. Determination of wind energy potential and wind speed data in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. International Journal of Green Energy 5(3):157-73.
38. Ucar, A., and F. Balo. 2008. A seasonal analysis of wind turbine characteristics and wind power potential in Manisa, Turkey. International Journal of Green Energy 5:466-79.
39. Ucar, A., and F. Balo. 2009. Investigation of wind energy potential in Kartalkaya-Bolu, Turkey. International Journal of Green Energy 6(4):401-12.
40. Windographer 2.0, 2011. Wind Resources Assessment Tool. http://www.mitsaya.com Yu, X., and H. Qu. 2010. Wind power in China - Opportunity goes with challenge. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 14(8):2232-37.