Site suitability analysis of wind energy resources in different regions of Algeria’s southwestern highland
This paper presents a site suitability analysis for a 20 MW wind farm project in western Algeria’s highlands. The aim is to improve the quality of the electricity grid’s service and increase Algeria’s renewable energy utilization. The wind potential of three regions, Mecheria, El Kheiter, and Naâma,...
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| author | Fatima Zohra Bochra Amrani Salah Marih Ibrahim Missoum Fatima Boutlilis Benaissa Bekkouche |
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| description | This paper presents a site suitability analysis for a 20 MW wind farm project in western Algeria’s highlands. The aim is to improve the quality of the electricity grid’s service and increase Algeria’s renewable energy utilization. The wind potential of three regions, Mecheria, El Kheiter, and Naâma, was evaluated using the Weibull function and the wind atlas analysis and application program (WAsP) with a ten-year database (2011-2021) at 10 m hub height. The assessment encompassed a comprehensive analysis of various wind resource parameters, including mean wind speed, prevailing direction, and power densities. In comparison to other sites, the Mecheria region has the best wind potential, with a mean annual wind speed of 6.31 m/s, a power density of 283 W/m2, and Weibull parameters A = 7.1 m/s and k = 2.02. These promising results prompted us to design a wind farm in this region using Power Wind 90/2000 kW turbine technology facing the predominant wind directions of the site, producing 103.91 GWh of total annual gross energy produced (gross AEP) and 103.75 GWh of total annual net energy produced (net AEP). Finally, it appears that the wind resources in the selected region are well-suited for electricity generation, offering a promising opportunity to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90fbf42a42674ab38a87da08536fb92c2024-01-02T22:59:02ZengDiponegoro UniversityInternational Journal of Renewable Energy Development2252-49402024-01-01131627010.14710/ijred.2024.5647622960Site suitability analysis of wind energy resources in different regions of Algeria’s southwestern highlandFatima Zohra Bochra Amrani0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-4110Salah Marih1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9245-1719Ibrahim Missoum2https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7402-5086Fatima Boutlilis3Benaissa Bekkouche4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0625-6616Laboratory of Renewable Energies and Electrical Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mostaganem University, Mostaganem 27000, AlgeriaLaboratory of Renewable Energies and Electrical Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mostaganem University, Mostaganem 27000, AlgeriaLaboratory of Renewable Energies and Electrical Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mostaganem University, Mostaganem 27000, AlgeriaLaboratory of Renewable Energies and Electrical Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mostaganem University, Mostaganem 27000, AlgeriaLaboratory of Renewable Energies and Electrical Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mostaganem University, Mostaganem 27000, AlgeriaThis paper presents a site suitability analysis for a 20 MW wind farm project in western Algeria’s highlands. The aim is to improve the quality of the electricity grid’s service and increase Algeria’s renewable energy utilization. The wind potential of three regions, Mecheria, El Kheiter, and Naâma, was evaluated using the Weibull function and the wind atlas analysis and application program (WAsP) with a ten-year database (2011-2021) at 10 m hub height. The assessment encompassed a comprehensive analysis of various wind resource parameters, including mean wind speed, prevailing direction, and power densities. In comparison to other sites, the Mecheria region has the best wind potential, with a mean annual wind speed of 6.31 m/s, a power density of 283 W/m2, and Weibull parameters A = 7.1 m/s and k = 2.02. These promising results prompted us to design a wind farm in this region using Power Wind 90/2000 kW turbine technology facing the predominant wind directions of the site, producing 103.91 GWh of total annual gross energy produced (gross AEP) and 103.75 GWh of total annual net energy produced (net AEP). Finally, it appears that the wind resources in the selected region are well-suited for electricity generation, offering a promising opportunity to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels.https://ijred.cbiore.id/index.php/ijred/article/view/56476wind energywind potentialweibull distributioncost of energy (coe)greenhouse gas emission (ghg). |
| spellingShingle | Fatima Zohra Bochra Amrani Salah Marih Ibrahim Missoum Fatima Boutlilis Benaissa Bekkouche Site suitability analysis of wind energy resources in different regions of Algeria’s southwestern highland International Journal of Renewable Energy Development wind energy wind potential weibull distribution cost of energy (coe) greenhouse gas emission (ghg). |
| title | Site suitability analysis of wind energy resources in different regions of Algeria’s southwestern highland |
| title_full | Site suitability analysis of wind energy resources in different regions of Algeria’s southwestern highland |
| title_fullStr | Site suitability analysis of wind energy resources in different regions of Algeria’s southwestern highland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Site suitability analysis of wind energy resources in different regions of Algeria’s southwestern highland |
| title_short | Site suitability analysis of wind energy resources in different regions of Algeria’s southwestern highland |
| title_sort | site suitability analysis of wind energy resources in different regions of algeria s southwestern highland |
| topic | wind energy wind potential weibull distribution cost of energy (coe) greenhouse gas emission (ghg). |
| url | https://ijred.cbiore.id/index.php/ijred/article/view/56476 |
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