Wind energy in the Gulf of Tunis, Tunisia

This paper presents a study of wind resource in the Gulf of Tunis. During 2008, an experimental measurement of wind speed and wind direction at 20 m and 30 m, were conducted using a 10-min time step. The statistic treatment of results permitted us to evaluate the most characteristics of wind energy in the studied site. An extrapolation of wind speed is, also, carried out using the deduced power law exponent. The annual production of the wind turbine Enercon E82 is estimated at a height of 100 m above ground level. The obtained results can be used to perform wind park project and confirm that the Gulf of Tunis has promising wind energy potential.

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