Abstract
The paper presents an analysis of wind conditions for the health resort of Rabka-Zdrój. Rabka-Zdrój is a town located in southern Poland in the Rabczańska Valley surrounded by numerous hills. Archival meteorological data were obtained from the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management – National Research Institute, which until 2012 had a retention station in Rabka-Zdrój. A detailed analysis of the basic wind parameters has shown that prevailing wind speeds are in the range of 0.6-1.8 m/s. In addition, the dominant wind direction is west and southwest. For these directions, the average wind speeds in the analysed period are the highest, with the maximum recorded speed of 2.8 m/s for the south-west direction. What is more, in the health resort area, one can observe the frequent occurrence of atmospheric silence, from 16% to 45% in the analysed years. The total energy that can be obtained using a small wind turbine is low, therefore the possibility of using hybrid renewable energy sources should be considered.
Highlights
After 2009 the European Union's (EU) climate and energy policy has been directed to measures aimed at reducing energy consumption, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the share of renewable energy sources in total energy consumption in the EU
At the same time, according to the Central Statistical Office (CSO), since 2016 a decline in the share of energy from renewable sources in final gross energy consumption from the level of 11.7% in 2015 to 11.0% in 2017 has been observed, which results in an increase in Poland's final gross energy consumption
The article presents an analysis of local wind conditions, which was conducted for the health resort of Rabka-Zdrój in the years 2000-2012
Summary
After 2009 the European Union's (EU) climate and energy policy has been directed to measures aimed at reducing energy consumption, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the share of renewable energy sources in total energy consumption in the EU. Over the years 2013-2017 in Poland there was an increase in the share of energy from renewable sources in obtaining primary energy in total from 11.9% to 14.1%. At the same time, according to the Central Statistical Office (CSO), since 2016 a decline in the share of energy from renewable sources in final gross energy consumption from the level of 11.7% in 2015 to 11.0% in 2017 has been observed, which results in an increase in Poland's final gross energy consumption.
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