Title :
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia wind energy assessment
Author :
Ahmadian, J. ; Ghorbanian, M.J. ; Shams, S. ; Goodarzvand, F. ; Selvaraj, Jeyraj
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
Nowadays researchers all around the world are looking for alternative option for fossil energy resources by renewable and sustainable energies. Wind energy as one of the cheapest and sustainable energy sources has drawn attentions among energy decision makers and researchers. In this paper, we studied the wind energy potentiality of the Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia by means of statistical analysis of 2008 and 2009 wind data set and developed of site power curve. The maximum achievable energy production in this area is 12.8MW/year and the capacity factor is 9.16%. In conclusion, this site could not be considered as the proper site for large scale wind harnessing.
Keywords :
statistical analysis; sustainable development; wind power; wind power plants; Kuala Terengganu; Malaysia; energy production; fossil energy resources; large scale wind harnessing; renewable energy; statistical analysis; sustainable energy sources; wind data set; wind energy assessment; Density measurement; Power system measurements; Weibull distribution; Wind energy; Wind power generation; Wind speed; Wind turbines; Malaysia; Wind Assessment; Wind Energy; Wind Farms; Wind Turbine;
Conference_Titel :
Clean Energy and Technology (CEAT), 2013 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lankgkawi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3237-5
DOI :
10.1109/CEAT.2013.6775629
