Abstract
The use of small scaled horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines in urban installation is increasing over the world. However, in Djibouti, the latter is still in the development phase. The paper presents a techno-economical analysis and wind energy potential for the period of five years (2015-2019) in Nagad based on actual measured wind speed data collected every 10 min at 10 m height. The energy pattern factor method has been used to estimate the Weibull parameters. With this method, the mathematical complexity is reduced with a minimization of the error at any heights and locations when calculating the wind power density. At 50 m height, the shape parameter showed a small variation for different periods. The scale parameter values of 7.78 m/s and 4.8 m/s were obtained in the hot and cold seasons, respectively. The results showed that the Nagad site is suitable for wind power development. According to the economic viability, RX30, Vestas V20, Enercon, Nordex N27, and Vestas V44 wind turbines are recommended for the Nagad site due to their low energy price ranging from 0.05$/kWh to 0.31$/kWh. This is 2-6 times cheaper than the average local tariff of electricity in Djibouti.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 91-101 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | International Journal of Applied Power Engineering |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
Abdoulkader Ibrahim Idriss is an assistant professor at Faculty of Electrical and Energy Engineering, Université de Djibouti, Djibouti. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Photonic Engineering in France (Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon) with a specialization in optical nano-antennas for the inspection of photonic structures. His research areas are materials, photonics, and nanomaterials for renewable energy. He is Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. He was also the Director of the Logistic and Transport Centre (Centre of Excellence), financed by the World Bank, from 2019 to December 2021. He is currently a professor in the department of electrical engineering. He is also Guest Editor of the Special Issue Big Data in Renewable Energy for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews published by Elsevier’s Ltd. He can be contacted at email: [email protected]. The authors of this article wish to acknowledge the financial support from the University of Djibouti and the contributions of Eng. Omar Abdoulkader Mohamed (INSTAD).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| University of Djibouti | |
| World Bank Group |
Keywords
- Economic analysis
- Nagad
- Wind power
- Wind speed
- Wind turbine
