Wind and solar energy potential in Makkah (Saudi Arabia)—Comparison with Red Sea coastal sites

Khogali, A.; Albar, O; Yousif, B.

doi:10.1016/0960-1481(91)90054-s

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“…This is also mentioned in references [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. This distribution is characterized by two parameters: the shape parameter k (dimensionless) and scale parameter c (m/s).…”

Section: Weibull's Parametersmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Since the effect of height on air density for the elevations under consideration is negligible, the power density of the wind above the ground level will be mainly affected by the increase in wind speed with height [16]. Hence P h Z P 10 h 10 3a (12) For this analysis we use, aZ0.25, which is the standard value for the Egyptian terrain and wind conditions [2].…”

Section: Extrapolation Of Wind Power With Heightmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Justus, Lysen, Darwish, Nafaoui, Jamil, Khogali and Vogiatzis, references [10][11][12][13][14][15][16], have shown four different methods for the estimation of k and c parameters. The Weibull distribution is expected mathematically as [13] f…”

Section: Weibull's Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…This is also mentioned in references [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. This distribution is characterized by two parameters: the shape parameter k (dimensionless) and scale parameter c (m/s).…”

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“…Yearly energy gain of Turbines 1 and 2, capacity factor and cost of kilowatt-hour [24] Name of station WECS and height (m) …”

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The potential of electricity generation on the east coast of Red Sea in Egypt

Shata¹,

Hanitsch²

2006

Renewable Energy

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“…Since the influence tion is negligible, the pow und level will inly affected by the increase in the wind speed with height [6, 13,14]. Hence,…”

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Potential of Electricity Generation on the Western Coast of Mediterranean Sea in Egypt

Shata¹,

Abdelaty²,

Hanitsch³

2008

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

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A technical and economic assessment has been made of the electricity generation by wind turbines located at three promising potential wind sites: Sidi Barrani, Mersa Matruh and El Dabaa in the extreme northwest of Egypt along the Mediterranean Sea. These contiguous stations along the coast have an annual mean wind speed greater than 5.0 m/s at a height of 10 m. Weibull's parameters and the power law coefficient for all seasons have been estimated and used to describe the distribution and behavior of seasonal winds at these stations. The annual values of wind potential at the heights of 70-100 m above the ground level were obtained by extrapolation of the 10 m data from the results of our previous work using the power law. The three stations have a high wind power density, ranging from 340-425 to 450-555 W/m 2 at the heights of 70-100 m, respectively. In this paper, an analysis of the cost per kWh of electricity generated by two different systems has been made: one using a relatively large single 2 MW wind turbine and the other -25 small wind turbines (80 kW, total 2 MW) arranged in a wind farm. The yearly energy output of each system at each site was determined, and the electricity generation costs in each case were also calculated and compared with those at using diesel oil, natural gas and photovoltaic systems furnished by the Egyptian Electricity Authority. The single 2 MW wind turbine was found to be more efficient than the wind farm. For all the three considered stations the electricity production cost was found to be less than 2 € cent/kWh, which is about half the specific cost of the wind farm.

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Wind and solar energy potential in Makkah (Saudi Arabia)—Comparison with Red Sea coastal sites

Cited by 28 publications

References 6 publications

Evaluation of wind energy potential and electricity generation on the coast of Mediterranean Sea in Egypt

Evaluation of wind energy potential and electricity generation on the coast of Mediterranean Sea in Egypt

The potential of electricity generation on the east coast of Red Sea in Egypt

Potential of Electricity Generation on the Western Coast of Mediterranean Sea in Egypt

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