Wind Speed and Power Characteristics at Different Heights for a Wind Data Collection Tower in Saudi Arabia

Generating energy with clean and renewable sources of energy has become imperative due to the present days' energy crisis and growing environmental consciousness. The objective of the present study is to assess the wind power, wind shear exponent, air turbulence intensity, energy yield, plant capacity factor and effect of hub height on energy yield and PCF for the site under consideration. To achieve the set objectives, wind speed measurements at different height made during the evaluation period were utilized. The site under consideration was found to be feasible for developing grid connected wind farms in the area with annual energy yield of 11.75GWh with plant capacity factor of 48.8% from one wind turbine of 2.75MW rated power with a hub height of 100m from Vestas.

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