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Assessing the Wind Power Potential in Naama, Algeria to Complement Solar Energy through Integrated Modeling of the Wind Resource and Turbine Wind Performance
Sekkal, M.C.; Ziani, Z.; Mahdad, M.Y.; Meliani, S.M.; Baghli, M.H.; Bessenouci, M.Z. Assessing the Wind Power Potential in Naama, Algeria to Complement Solar Energy through Integrated Modeling of the Wind Resource and Turbine Wind Performance. Energies 2024, 17, 785. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17040785
Sekkal, M.C.; Ziani, Z.; Mahdad, M.Y.; Meliani, S.M.; Baghli, M.H.; Bessenouci, M.Z. Assessing the Wind Power Potential in Naama, Algeria to Complement Solar Energy through Integrated Modeling of the Wind Resource and Turbine Wind Performance. Energies 2024, 17, 785. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17040785
Sekkal, M.C.; Ziani, Z.; Mahdad, M.Y.; Meliani, S.M.; Baghli, M.H.; Bessenouci, M.Z. Assessing the Wind Power Potential in Naama, Algeria to Complement Solar Energy through Integrated Modeling of the Wind Resource and Turbine Wind Performance. Energies 2024, 17, 785. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17040785
Sekkal, M.C.; Ziani, Z.; Mahdad, M.Y.; Meliani, S.M.; Baghli, M.H.; Bessenouci, M.Z. Assessing the Wind Power Potential in Naama, Algeria to Complement Solar Energy through Integrated Modeling of the Wind Resource and Turbine Wind Performance. Energies 2024, 17, 785. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17040785
Abstract
Combining wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) generation can provide complementary renewable power production, but depends on correlated resources. This study analyzed 10 years of wind data from Naama, Algeria to evaluate the potential for evening wind generation to offset the loss of solar at sunset. Average wind speeds showed a distinct increase during evening hours, coinciding with the decrease in solar irradiance. Wind turbine simulations using a 1.5 MW turbine and the wind data showed sufficient resources for profitable power production after sunset. Statistical analyses confirmed significantly higher wind speeds and simulated power output in evening vs daylight periods (p<0.05). The Pearson correlation coefficient between evening wind speeds and decreasing solar irradiance was 0.63, supporting a strong positive relationship. These findings indicate Naama has adequate wind resources to deploy economically viable wind power capacity that can complement existing solar infrastructure and provide renewable electricity after dark , .
Keywords
Wind power; solar photovoltaics; hybrid systems; complementary generation; correlated resources; wind speed analysis; turbine simulation; evening wind patterns; solar irradiance; renewable energy integration; wind-solar system; Algeria
Subject
Engineering, Other
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