Feasibility of a 100 MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm for Different Climatic Conditions
Wind power is the world’s fastest-growing energy source. More power can be generated from wind energy through the use of new wind machine designs and techniques. The objective of the present work is to encourage people and governments to develop wind energy-based power plants to achieve su...
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| author | M. Mujahid Rafique Shafiqur Rehman Md. Mahbub Alam Luai M. Alhems |
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| description | Wind power is the world’s fastest-growing energy source. More power can be generated from wind energy through the use of new wind machine designs and techniques. The objective of the present work is to encourage people and governments to develop wind energy-based power plants to achieve sustainable energy infrastructures, especially in developing countries. In this paper, a feasibility study of a 100 MW grid-connected wind farm is conducted for five different cities of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The results indicate that the proposed power plant is feasible both technically and economically. All sites are found to be within the profitable range with Dhahran being the most feasible site among the others for the installation of the wind farm. A sensitivity analysis has also been carried out to find out the effects of different incentives on the payback period of the project. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bcb5ff774ed04811aa8349bef8f4955a2022-12-22T02:56:41ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-08-01118214710.3390/en11082147en11082147Feasibility of a 100 MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm for Different Climatic ConditionsM. Mujahid Rafique0Shafiqur Rehman1Md. Mahbub Alam2Luai M. Alhems3Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TU Bergakademie, 09599 Freiberg, GermanyCenter for Engineering Research, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaInstitute for Turbulence-Noise-Vibration Interaction and Control, Shenzhen Graduate School, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaCenter for Engineering Research, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaWind power is the world’s fastest-growing energy source. More power can be generated from wind energy through the use of new wind machine designs and techniques. The objective of the present work is to encourage people and governments to develop wind energy-based power plants to achieve sustainable energy infrastructures, especially in developing countries. In this paper, a feasibility study of a 100 MW grid-connected wind farm is conducted for five different cities of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The results indicate that the proposed power plant is feasible both technically and economically. All sites are found to be within the profitable range with Dhahran being the most feasible site among the others for the installation of the wind farm. A sensitivity analysis has also been carried out to find out the effects of different incentives on the payback period of the project.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/8/2147wind powerenvironmental impactpayback periodsustainable developmentdeveloping countriesSaudi Arabia |
| spellingShingle | M. Mujahid Rafique Shafiqur Rehman Md. Mahbub Alam Luai M. Alhems Feasibility of a 100 MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm for Different Climatic Conditions Energies wind power environmental impact payback period sustainable development developing countries Saudi Arabia |
| title | Feasibility of a 100 MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm for Different Climatic Conditions |
| title_full | Feasibility of a 100 MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm for Different Climatic Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Feasibility of a 100 MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm for Different Climatic Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feasibility of a 100 MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm for Different Climatic Conditions |
| title_short | Feasibility of a 100 MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm for Different Climatic Conditions |
| title_sort | feasibility of a 100 mw installed capacity wind farm for different climatic conditions |
| topic | wind power environmental impact payback period sustainable development developing countries Saudi Arabia |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/8/2147 |
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