Wind energy for rural areas of Algeria

Y. Himri; S. Rehman; A. Agus Setiawan; S. Himri

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.055

Wind energy for rural areas of Algeria

Y. Himri^*
, S. Rehman
, A. Agus Setiawan
, S. Himri

^*Corresponding author for this work

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Sustainable Energy Systems

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Abstract

This paper presents long-term analysis of wind speed data in terms of annual, seasonal and diurnal variations at Tindouf, which is situated on the south west region of Algeria. The wind speed data was collected over a period of 08 years between 1976 and 1984. The study showed that the long-term seasonal wind speeds were found to be relatively higher during September compared to other months. The diurnal change in long-term mean wind speed indicated that higher electricity could be produced during 09:00-18:00 h, which also coincides with higher electricity demand period. The annual wind energy production and capacity factor, obtained using wind speed frequency distribution and wind power curve of 1000 kW wind turbine and RETScreen software were found comparable with each other if unadjusted energy production values calculated by the software were used rather than the renewable energy delivered. Development of wind farm of 30 MW installed capacity at this site could result into avoidance of 23,252 tonnes/year of CO ₂ equivalents GHG from entering into the local atmosphere thus creating a clean and healthy atmosphere for local inhabitants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2381-2385
Number of pages	5
Journal	Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Volume	16
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.055
State	Published - Jun 2012

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Funding Information:
The authors wish to acknowledge the support of Research Institute of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and thank Dr Dennis Kumetat at the London School of Economics & Political Science, Department of Geography and Environment U.K. for literature searches.

Keywords

Algeria
Frequency
Plant capacity factor
RETScreen
Renewable energy
Wind speed

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Wind energy for rural areas of Algeria

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