Understanding the Potential of Wind Farm Exploitation in Tropical Island Countries: A Case for Indonesia
Countries worldwide must dramatically reduce their emissions to achieve the goal of limiting temperature increases in line with the Paris Agreement. Involving developing countries in global actions on emission reduction will greatly enhance the effectiveness of global warming mitigation. This study...
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| author | Annas Fauzy Cheng-Dar Yue Chien-Cheng Tu Ta-Hui Lin |
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| description | Countries worldwide must dramatically reduce their emissions to achieve the goal of limiting temperature increases in line with the Paris Agreement. Involving developing countries in global actions on emission reduction will greatly enhance the effectiveness of global warming mitigation. This study investigated the feasibility of establishing a wind farm at four onshore and three offshore sites in Indonesia. Installing wind turbines with the highest hub height, largest rotor diameter, and lowest cut-in and rated wind speed in an identified area off Wetar Island presented the highest time-based availability and a capacity factor of 46%, as well as the highest power-based availability at 76%. The levelized cost of electricity at 0.082 USD/kWh was comparable to that of power generated from fossil fuels, which ranges from 0.07 to 0.15 USD/kWh in Indonesia. Increasing the feed-in-tariff for wind power from the current 0.08 USD/kWh would provide sufficient incentive for investment. Moving subsidies from fossil fuels toward renewables would facilitate the transition to low-carbon renewables without increasing the financial burden on the country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92936b0fed8148e2bab5822a8caaf3b22023-11-21T18:28:21ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-05-01149265210.3390/en14092652Understanding the Potential of Wind Farm Exploitation in Tropical Island Countries: A Case for IndonesiaAnnas Fauzy0Cheng-Dar Yue1Chien-Cheng Tu2Ta-Hui Lin3Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City 701, TaiwanDepartment of Landscape Architecture, National Chiayi University, No. 300, Syuefu Rd., Chiayi 600, TaiwanResearch Center for Energy Technology and Strategy, National Cheng Kung University, No. 25, Xiaodong Rd., North Dist., Tainan City 704, TaiwanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City 701, TaiwanCountries worldwide must dramatically reduce their emissions to achieve the goal of limiting temperature increases in line with the Paris Agreement. Involving developing countries in global actions on emission reduction will greatly enhance the effectiveness of global warming mitigation. This study investigated the feasibility of establishing a wind farm at four onshore and three offshore sites in Indonesia. Installing wind turbines with the highest hub height, largest rotor diameter, and lowest cut-in and rated wind speed in an identified area off Wetar Island presented the highest time-based availability and a capacity factor of 46%, as well as the highest power-based availability at 76%. The levelized cost of electricity at 0.082 USD/kWh was comparable to that of power generated from fossil fuels, which ranges from 0.07 to 0.15 USD/kWh in Indonesia. Increasing the feed-in-tariff for wind power from the current 0.08 USD/kWh would provide sufficient incentive for investment. Moving subsidies from fossil fuels toward renewables would facilitate the transition to low-carbon renewables without increasing the financial burden on the country.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/9/2652wind energy potentialweather research and forecastingwind farm layout optimizationlevelized cost of electricityfossil fuel subsidies |
| spellingShingle | Annas Fauzy Cheng-Dar Yue Chien-Cheng Tu Ta-Hui Lin Understanding the Potential of Wind Farm Exploitation in Tropical Island Countries: A Case for Indonesia Energies wind energy potential weather research and forecasting wind farm layout optimization levelized cost of electricity fossil fuel subsidies |
| title | Understanding the Potential of Wind Farm Exploitation in Tropical Island Countries: A Case for Indonesia |
| title_full | Understanding the Potential of Wind Farm Exploitation in Tropical Island Countries: A Case for Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Understanding the Potential of Wind Farm Exploitation in Tropical Island Countries: A Case for Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding the Potential of Wind Farm Exploitation in Tropical Island Countries: A Case for Indonesia |
| title_short | Understanding the Potential of Wind Farm Exploitation in Tropical Island Countries: A Case for Indonesia |
| title_sort | understanding the potential of wind farm exploitation in tropical island countries a case for indonesia |
| topic | wind energy potential weather research and forecasting wind farm layout optimization levelized cost of electricity fossil fuel subsidies |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/9/2652 |
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