wind energy Articles
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Progresses in wind analysis and modelling
Renewable energy sources such as wind energy are copiously available without any limitation. Many studies have been done on wind and its effects due to its importance in human life. In this research, an attempt is preformed for describing the wide range of wind impacts. This paper has presented several fields of studies in related to wind modelling and frequency analysis. Some possible areas of ...
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Improving Wind Energy Forecasting through Numerical Weather Prediction Model Development
Abstract Developing operational numerical weather prediction models to improve wind energy forecasts by leveraging a multi-scale dataset from the second Wind Forecast Improvement Project field campaign in the northwest U.S. The primary goal of the second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2) is to advance the state of the art of wind energy forecasting in complex terrain. To ...
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A study of wind energy contribution to global climate change mitigation
The greenhouse gas emissions are mainly caused by the use of organic fuel. Global constraints on the emissions of greenhouse gases (first of all CO2 as the main greenhouse gas) will greatly affect the energy structure of the world especially in some regions. An optimisation model of world energy (GEM-10R) was used to study long-term prospects of world energy development in general and wind energy ...
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Think wind power can`t meet our needs? The EU is getting closer to proving you wrong.
While climate talk has by no means been centre stage in this year’s presidential election, it’s quite a different story across the pond. In recent years, the comparatively progressive European Union member states have been turning up the dial on climate concern, and it’s not all hot air. They’ve undertaken a number of initiatives recently, particularly on the wind front, ...
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Wind modelling based on wind input data conditions using Weibull distribution
Weibull distribution can be used to model the wind speed distribution at a particular site and hence, it can help in wind resource assessment (WRA) of a site. By calculating the shape (k) and scale (c) parameters for Weibull distribution, the wind speed frequency curve for a site can be made. Once this wind speed distribution for site is determined, it can be convolved with the power curve for a ...
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Climate Change Interview with Manchester City Football Club
Manchester City Football Club is making history with its answer to reducing CO2 emissions. The club is building the UK’s largest land-based wind turbine that will power the stadium as well as some local residents. The project is expected to save the equivalent of the total CO2 emissions from 2,000 homes. Pete Bradshaw is social responsibility manager for the club and is in charge of the ...
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Wind resource assessment using numerical weather prediction models and multi–criteria decision making technique: case study (Masirah Island, Oman)
The Authority for Electricity Regulation in Oman has recently announced the implementation of a 500 kW wind farm pilot project in Masirah Island. Detailed wind resource assessment is then required to identify the most suitable location for this project. This paper presents wind resource assessment using nested ensemble numerical weather prediction (NWP) model's approach at 2.8 km resolution and ...
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3 Critical Challenges Facing the Growing Solar, Wind & Clean Tech Sector
New figures from leading analyst firms are showing an increased investment in the global clean tech market in 2014, driven primarily by investments in solar and wind energy (which accounted for more than 90 per cent of 2014′s overall clean tech spend). According to the UNEP’s 9th “Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment” report, 2014 saw green energy investments ...
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Sustainable development of the Prefecture of Kephalonia
An optimisation methodology is applied on the islands of Kephalonia and Ithaca (Prefecture of Kephalonia) in Greece, where various Renewable Energy Sources (RES) can be found and could be exploited to satisfy part of their energy needs. These resources are examined and a case study is performed for Kephalonia that involves an application of specific mathematical tools that will lead to a set of ...
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Italy as Prime Example of Global Net Zero Emission Aspirations
Global aspirations The wind energy sector is set for a development boom the coming years. Nations around the world are gearing up for a substantial expansion in renewable energy to offset concerns over energy security. Europe, for example, aims to be climate neutral by 2050 through European Green Deal and the global Paris Agreement. Several EU member states’ National Energy and Climate ...
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Drinking Water Sources, Sanitation and Safeguarding Desalination: a critical element of water solutions for the 21st century
In the face of climate change and the water needs from a growing world population, the use of seawater or brackish water through desalination has increased in importance. The energy efficiency and production costs for desalination plants have been markedly improved. Recent techniques have made it possible to acquire reasonably cheap desalinated water from plants that are fully powered from wind ...
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Techno-economic evaluation of water pumping windmills in India
An attempt to develop a simple framework for techno-economic evaluation of windmills for irrigation water pumping has been made. The amounts of water delivered by five somewhat different designs of windmill pumps at different locations have been estimated. The unit cost of water delivered and unit cost of useful energy delivered by the windmills have been estimated. The monetary benefits that ...
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Verification of wind energy related measurements with a SODAR system
Abstract Complex terrain and growing wind energy converters (WEC) in wind parks generate increasing interest in determining wind profiles and turbulence besides the general forecast of annual energy production. Increasing hub heights and growing rotor diameters of advanced WEC make SODAR systems a valuable alternative to meteorological towers. SODAR systems provide wind profiles as well as ...
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Advanced offshore measurements to support wind energy production, weather forecasting, and emergency response
Sonoma Technology, Inc. (STI), with support from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, is leading a unique partnership of corporate, government, and university researchers to develop a marine environmental observations program in the Gulf of Mexico. The primary goal of this project is to develop a framework of advanced offshore measurements to support emergency response, oil and gas exploration ...
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Sustainable desalination technologies for future
This paper deals with some aspects concerning the dual objectives of cost-effectiveness and favourable environmental impact of desalination plants, resulting in a sustainable alternative source of fresh water for future needs. These include some case studies on the use of waste heat for the thermal desalination plants, replacement of conventional pre-treatments in membrane plants with cleaner ...
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Real-time environmental monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is the largest natural feature on earth, stretching more than 2300 km along the northeast coast of Australia. It contains a diverse array of species and habitats that are threatened by environmental and human impacts. Monitoring environmental changes would give a better understanding of the health of this ecological system. It would also help shape decision-making to ...
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Renewable energy and sustainable development in Hungary
This paper presents an overview of the use of renewable energy in Hungary. It analyses the role of renewables in the sustainable development of the country and in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Although Hungary is rich in geothermal sources, the use of renewable energy sources is not economically viable in the country compared with traditional energy sources. In Hungary, only biomass ...
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Two proposals for unlimited fresh water
The world water crisis may be more serious than generally appreciated. One reason for this is that the main response has been to increase storage of rain rather than to increase the amount of fresh water. Another is that fossil groundwater has been widely seen as inexhaustible. Two fresh water collecting systems are outlined here and it is argued that they have no ultimate limitation, either by ...
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Bonanza Creek long term ecological research - 2009
Like many research programs, our LTER site is continually struggling to manage numerous remote sensor stations and their data . We are constantly looking to improve the quality and availability of the data they are collecting while using technician time and resources effectively. One option on the market to manage sensor network data is Vista Data Vision (VDV) and after some initial testing, we ...
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AEOLIKOS: Development of an Innovative Lidar System for Wind Power Measurement in Installation and Monitor the Performance of Coastal Wind Farms (project code: Τ1ΕDΚ-02764) - Case study
Program: Operational Program «Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation», under the call RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE Starting Date: 28/06/2018 Duration: 36 Months Summary: The measurement of airflow with lidar has emerged in recent years as one of the most innovative technologies in the field of Wind Energy. Until today, the only acceptable way to measure speed ...
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