Potential wind power generation in South Egypt

Ahmed, Ahmed Shata

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2011.11.001

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“…The western region of Egypt is very interesting location for the installation of renewable sources: it has excellent solar energy potentials (Abdelhady et al, 2013 but it has also several promising sites for wind energy. Previous analysis in Ahmed (2012) indicates that the selected locations shown in Figure 1, Kharga, Dakhla South, and Abu Simbel, are very Table 1. Mean monthly and annual onshore wind speed (m/s) and its direction (at a height of 10 m).…”

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“…The western region of Egypt is very interesting location for the installation of renewable sources: it has excellent solar energy potentials (Abdelhady et al, 2013, 2014) but it has also several promising sites for wind energy. Previous analysis in Ahmed (2012) indicates that the selected locations shown in Figure 1, Kharga, Dakhla South, and Abu Simbel, are very convenient for wind turbine installations as the minimum wind speed in these locations is higher than 3.5 m/s at height of 10 m. Furthermore, these locations have annual mean wind speeds ranging between 4.5 and 9.6 m/s at the heights of 10 and 100 m, respectively.…”

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Assessment of levelized cost of electricity of offshore wind energy in Egypt

2017

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Offshore wind turbines are being used to harness the high value of wind energy usually available on the sea sufficiently far from the shore (i.e. some kilometers). The present study provides an assessment of the potential of offshore wind energy along the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt. The techno-economic assessment was conducted considering a 7.0 MW offshore wind turbine at seven sites along the Mediterranean Sea. Fixed platforms were considered, assuming that the maximum sea depth will be 60 m, that is representative of the sea depth in the Mediterranean coast of Egypt at 5 km from the shore. The analysis reveals that a very large amount of energy can be harvested. The minimum energy production is obtained at Alexandria with a capacity factor of 55%, and the maximum energy production is obtained at El Dabaa station with a capacity factor of 63%. The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is estimated as to be equal to about 0.075-0.079 US$/kWh which can be considered very competitive with other renewable energy systems in Egypt. The results prove the techno-economic feasibility of the offshore wind energy resource in Egypt, and it would motivate both the research community and the policy makers for more attention regarding this resource.

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Assessment of levelized cost of electricity of offshore wind energy in Egypt

2017

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“…The study concluded that the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, plus some interior locations (Cairo, Aswan, ElDabah, and El-Kharga) were the most suitable locations for onshore wind farms. Many studies presented a set of analyses that covered the land areas adjacent to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea coasts [33,39e43], as well as some interior locations around Cairo and Upper Egypt [44,45]. Small size (100e200 kW capacity) wind farms are a suitable solution for the isolated communities in the Red Sea coast and 1 MW capacity farms are appropriate for the northern Red Sea coast area which could be linked to the Egyptian Unified Power Network [46].…”

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Multi criteria decision analysis for offshore wind energy potential in Egypt

2018

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a b s t r a c tOffshore wind energy is highlighted as one of the most important resource to exploit due to greater wind intensity and minimal visual impacts compared with onshore wind. Currently there is a lack of accurate assessment of offshore wind energy potential at global sites. A new methodology is proposed addressing this gap which has global applicability for offshore wind energy exploitation. It is based on Analytical Hierarchy Process and pairwise comparison methods linked to site spatial assessment in a geographical information system. The method is applied to Egypt, which currently plan to scale renewable energy capacity from 1 GW to 7.5 GW by 2020, likely to be through offshore wind. We introduce the applicability of the spatial analysis, based on multi-criteria decision analysis providing accurate estimates of the offshore wind from suitable locations in Egypt. Three high wind suitable areas around the Red Sea were identified with minimum restrictions that can produce around 33 GW of wind power. Suitability maps are also included in the paper providing a blueprint for the development of wind farms in these sites. The developed methodology is generalised and is applicable globally to produce offshore wind suitability map for appropriate offshore wind locations.

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“…From these studies, the monthly mean wind speed at 10 m height and the annual mean of specific wind power at different heights of 10, 70, 100 m are shown in Figure 8 and Figure 9 respectively. Moreover, Ahmed (2011a) presented an assessment of technical and economic issues of electricity generation potential from wind energy at Aswan region, and a preliminary analysis for potential of wind energy in south Egypt at: Kharga, Dakhla and Abu-Simbel (Ahmed, 2012b). Lashin and Shata (2012) analysed wind frequency distributions and monthly speed variation with air temperature for wind data measured at Port Said.…”

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A critical review of research trends for wind energy in Egypt: recent progress and promising opportunities

Moness

Moustafa

2019

IJETP

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Energy is a cornerstone for achieving industrial development and prosperous economy. Wind energy has the biggest share of renewable energy sector in many countries leading the way for replacing fossil fuels. Egypt, as one of the developing countries, is heading towards increasing penetration levels of wind power to face energy challenges. This strategy takes advantage of the investigated high potential of wind energy in several locations across Egypt. In order to gain most benefits and economical revenues from wind energy, a national research and development policies have to be deployed. Effective research policies enhance the capabilities of local industry for wind power technology. This review characterises current progress and categorises areas of interest for recent research of wind energy in Egypt. Accordingly, a vision for existing gaps, futuristic directions and promising areas for research is formulated.

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Potential wind power generation in South Egypt

Cited by 34 publications

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Assessment of levelized cost of electricity of offshore wind energy in Egypt

Assessment of levelized cost of electricity of offshore wind energy in Egypt

Multi criteria decision analysis for offshore wind energy potential in Egypt

A critical review of research trends for wind energy in Egypt: recent progress and promising opportunities

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