Applications of wind power on the East coast of Saudi Arabia

F. A. Al-Sulaiman; F. A. Jamjoum

doi:10.1016/0960-1481(92)90059-C

Applications of wind power on the East coast of Saudi Arabia

F. A. Al-Sulaiman^*, F. A. Jamjoum

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Assessment of wind power on the east coast of Saudi Arabia has been made. A comparison between the wind and solar power shows that the mean attainable wind power is 70.6 W/m², while the mean attainable solar power is 500 W/m². However, the mean producible wind power is about 50 W/m²-using C_p = 0.42, while the mean producible solar power through photovoltaic cells is 90 W/m² (using 18% efficiency). The availability of wind power in this area is 55% while the availability of solar power is 39%. The use of shrouded walls to improve the performance of WEC is feasible due to the narrow band wind direction, (280° to 30°).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-55
Number of pages	9
Journal	Renewable Energy
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0960-1481(92)90059-C
State	Published - Feb 1992

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