Modeling and Assessment of Wind Energy Potential in the Department of Nario Colombia

Abstract

This work seeks to evaluate the energy potential of the department of Nariño to different types of wind turbines and this heights; the economic evaluation to establish the viability of renewable energy. The average wind speed was 5.6 m/s with values between 4 and 8.5 m/s, adjusted to the probabilistic Rayleigh model. The results show that the department of Nariño can generate 31,267,194.55 kW/year, depending on the power of the wind turbine (400-3000 kW) and the heights 50, 70 and 90 meters. The economic pre-feasibility indicates that the wind turbine Vestas V80 2000 kW had the lowest generation cost with 0.00414263 USD / kWh, which was considered attractive for the financial indicators of the project.