Potential of establishment of wind farms in Western province of Saudi Arabia

S. M. Shaahid; Luai M. Al-Hadhrami; M. K. Rahman

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.07.103

Potential of establishment of wind farms in Western province of Saudi Arabia

S. M. Shaahid^*, Luai M. Al-Hadhrami, M. K. Rahman

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

28 Scopus citations

Abstract

In the present study, the economic feasibility of development of 15 MW wind power plant (wind farm) at Taif, Western Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (K.S.A) has been investigated by analyzing long-term wind speed data. Western province has relatively better wind energy resources. Data analysis indicates that monthly average wind speeds of Taif (21 °29' N, 40°32' E) range from 3.1 to 4.8 m/s at 10 m height. The wind farms simulated consist of different combinations of 600 kW commercial wind machines (50 m hub-height). NREL's (HOMER Energy's) HOMER software has been employed to perform the techno-economic assessment. The study presents monthly variations of wind speed, cumulative frequency distribution (CFD) profiles of wind speed, monthly and yearly amount of energy generated from the 15 MW wind farm (50 m hub-height), cost of generating energy (COE, $/kWh), capacity factor (%), etc. The CFD indicates that the wind speeds are less than 3 m/s for 46% of the time during the year. This implies that wind electric conversion systems (WECS) will not produce energy for about 46% of the time during the year. The annual energy produced by 15 MW wind farm (50 m hub-height) has been found to be 19939 MWh. The cost of wind-based electricity by using 600 kW (50m hub-height) commercial WECS has been found to be 0.0576 US$/kWh. With the development of 15 MW wind farm, about 453 tons/year of carbon emissions can be avoided entering into the local atmospheric. The paper also attempts to address various aspects (such as: effect of hub-height, etc.) of wind farm establishment

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	497-505
Number of pages	9
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	52
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.07.103
State	Published - 2014

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the support of the Research Institute of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The authors extend special thanks to Dr. Tom Lambert and Dr. Peter Lilienthal (NREL and HOMER ENERGY) for their support and cooperation.

Keywords

Commercial wind machines
Cost of energy (US$/kWh)
Hub-heights
Wind farms

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Energy

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1016/j.egypro.2014.07.103

Cite this

@article{d05261c654744c1691c47ce8eb59a465,

title = "Potential of establishment of wind farms in Western province of Saudi Arabia",

abstract = "In the present study, the economic feasibility of development of 15 MW wind power plant (wind farm) at Taif, Western Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (K.S.A) has been investigated by analyzing long-term wind speed data. Western province has relatively better wind energy resources. Data analysis indicates that monthly average wind speeds of Taif (21 °29' N, 40°32' E) range from 3.1 to 4.8 m/s at 10 m height. The wind farms simulated consist of different combinations of 600 kW commercial wind machines (50 m hub-height). NREL's (HOMER Energy's) HOMER software has been employed to perform the techno-economic assessment. The study presents monthly variations of wind speed, cumulative frequency distribution (CFD) profiles of wind speed, monthly and yearly amount of energy generated from the 15 MW wind farm (50 m hub-height), cost of generating energy (COE, $/kWh), capacity factor (%), etc. The CFD indicates that the wind speeds are less than 3 m/s for 46% of the time during the year. This implies that wind electric conversion systems (WECS) will not produce energy for about 46% of the time during the year. The annual energy produced by 15 MW wind farm (50 m hub-height) has been found to be 19939 MWh. The cost of wind-based electricity by using 600 kW (50m hub-height) commercial WECS has been found to be 0.0576 US$/kWh. With the development of 15 MW wind farm, about 453 tons/year of carbon emissions can be avoided entering into the local atmospheric. The paper also attempts to address various aspects (such as: effect of hub-height, etc.) of wind farm establishment",

keywords = "Commercial wind machines, Cost of energy (US$/kWh), Hub-heights, Wind farms",

author = "Shaahid, {S. M.} and Al-Hadhrami, {Luai M.} and Rahman, {M. K.}",

note = "Funding Information: The authors acknowledge the support of the Research Institute of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The authors extend special thanks to Dr. Tom Lambert and Dr. Peter Lilienthal (NREL and HOMER ENERGY) for their support and cooperation.",

year = "2014",

doi = "10.1016/j.egypro.2014.07.103",

language = "English",

volume = "52",

pages = "497--505",

journal = "Energy Procedia",

issn = "1876-6102",

publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Potential of establishment of wind farms in Western province of Saudi Arabia

AU - Shaahid, S. M.

AU - Al-Hadhrami, Luai M.

AU - Rahman, M. K.

N1 - Funding Information: The authors acknowledge the support of the Research Institute of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The authors extend special thanks to Dr. Tom Lambert and Dr. Peter Lilienthal (NREL and HOMER ENERGY) for their support and cooperation.

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - In the present study, the economic feasibility of development of 15 MW wind power plant (wind farm) at Taif, Western Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (K.S.A) has been investigated by analyzing long-term wind speed data. Western province has relatively better wind energy resources. Data analysis indicates that monthly average wind speeds of Taif (21 °29' N, 40°32' E) range from 3.1 to 4.8 m/s at 10 m height. The wind farms simulated consist of different combinations of 600 kW commercial wind machines (50 m hub-height). NREL's (HOMER Energy's) HOMER software has been employed to perform the techno-economic assessment. The study presents monthly variations of wind speed, cumulative frequency distribution (CFD) profiles of wind speed, monthly and yearly amount of energy generated from the 15 MW wind farm (50 m hub-height), cost of generating energy (COE, $/kWh), capacity factor (%), etc. The CFD indicates that the wind speeds are less than 3 m/s for 46% of the time during the year. This implies that wind electric conversion systems (WECS) will not produce energy for about 46% of the time during the year. The annual energy produced by 15 MW wind farm (50 m hub-height) has been found to be 19939 MWh. The cost of wind-based electricity by using 600 kW (50m hub-height) commercial WECS has been found to be 0.0576 US$/kWh. With the development of 15 MW wind farm, about 453 tons/year of carbon emissions can be avoided entering into the local atmospheric. The paper also attempts to address various aspects (such as: effect of hub-height, etc.) of wind farm establishment

AB - In the present study, the economic feasibility of development of 15 MW wind power plant (wind farm) at Taif, Western Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (K.S.A) has been investigated by analyzing long-term wind speed data. Western province has relatively better wind energy resources. Data analysis indicates that monthly average wind speeds of Taif (21 °29' N, 40°32' E) range from 3.1 to 4.8 m/s at 10 m height. The wind farms simulated consist of different combinations of 600 kW commercial wind machines (50 m hub-height). NREL's (HOMER Energy's) HOMER software has been employed to perform the techno-economic assessment. The study presents monthly variations of wind speed, cumulative frequency distribution (CFD) profiles of wind speed, monthly and yearly amount of energy generated from the 15 MW wind farm (50 m hub-height), cost of generating energy (COE, $/kWh), capacity factor (%), etc. The CFD indicates that the wind speeds are less than 3 m/s for 46% of the time during the year. This implies that wind electric conversion systems (WECS) will not produce energy for about 46% of the time during the year. The annual energy produced by 15 MW wind farm (50 m hub-height) has been found to be 19939 MWh. The cost of wind-based electricity by using 600 kW (50m hub-height) commercial WECS has been found to be 0.0576 US$/kWh. With the development of 15 MW wind farm, about 453 tons/year of carbon emissions can be avoided entering into the local atmospheric. The paper also attempts to address various aspects (such as: effect of hub-height, etc.) of wind farm establishment

KW - Commercial wind machines

KW - Cost of energy (US$/kWh)

KW - Hub-heights

KW - Wind farms

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84906847289&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.07.103

DO - 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.07.103

M3 - Conference article

AN - SCOPUS:84906847289

SN - 1876-6102

VL - 52

SP - 497

EP - 505

JO - Energy Procedia

JF - Energy Procedia

ER -

Potential of establishment of wind farms in Western province of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Bibliographical note

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this