Feasibility Of Wind Power Research Articles

Real-time Web-Based Monitoring and Measurement of Solar & Wind Energy for Feasibility of Source of Electricity

Solar and wind are the most abundant source of renewable energy. Investing to build this type of energy generation needs reliable and on-site data. Still, data are available on the internet based on predictions from the previous year. This study is an actual and real-time measurement and monitoring of solar and wind power to analyze the potential development of solar and wind energy harvesters on the island. The web-based tracking of solar and wind energy, a system that can monitor and, through data collected, will check solar and wind power feasibility. The study utilized the minicomputer raspberry pi as the central processing unit of the design. The development of the project study consists of six stages: the analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation, and communication. The developed system is tested as to usability using self-made questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Also, data are plotted and analyzed the measured value of solar and wind energy in two locations in the Daywan Islands. Based on the data results, installing solar and wind energy in location 2 in Daywan Island, Claver, Surigao del Norte is feasible and efficient. Wind turbines have dominant and efficient power made compared to solar panels during nighttime. It will prove to the investors would make the assurance to invest in solar and wind energy. As to the result of the descriptive statistics, the development system passed the evaluations as to usability and operability. Keywords—Web-based, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Raspberry pi, Hybrid

Determining the Offshore Wind Power Potential in the Mix-electric Power of Vietnam: The Role of Feed-in Tariff Policy

The purpose of the research is to examine the offshore wind power potential in the mix-electric power of Vietnam. By using net present value method, the paper also aims to explore how economic factors influence the offshore wind power feasibility in the conditions that the technical factors are ensured. The result indicates that offshore wind power will have a low proportion in the mix-electric power of Vietnam before 2030 and may be accelerated in the period 2035 – 2040. Electricity supply from offshore wind is not economically viable without improvements in investment, operating costs, and capacity factor. In particular, the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) policy designed to support the development of renewable energy sources by providing a guaranteed, above-market price for producers, will be a decisive factor in developing offshore wind power of Vietnam. Additionally, the differences between characteristics of site's condition leading to the disparities in capital and operational expenditure and capacity factor. Thus, the electricity price and the subsidies for bottom-fixed sites and floating sites should be disparate and the location of offshore wind farms should be considered to ensure the harmonization of the profits derived from different types of offshore wind farms.

Feasibility of Wind Power and Photovoltaics Replacing Nuclear Power

The paper studies the feasibility of using renewable energy (specifically wind power and photovoltaics) to replace nuclear power in terms of area acquisition, grid scheduling, and overall cost and benefit. The development of renewable energy in Taiwan is restricted by area availability. Assuming a power generation capacity of four nuclear power plants, the analysis finds that wind and photovoltaic (PV) power would respectively require about 33.7 and 88.5 times the area required for the nuclear power plants. The paper also studies operating reserve requirements to prevent power outages resulting from unexpected changes of wind or PV output, finding that at least 2 gas-fired power plants with the level of Da-tam power storage plant are required at a cost of about NT$565.5 billion. Furthermore, based on the scenario of My 2050 L-4 with a more active program, wind power and PVs replacement of nuclear power would only become feasible in 2035 and require a total investment of NT$2,590 billion, equivalent to about 9 times of construction costs of Taiwan’s 4th nuclear power plant. Renewable energy is intermittent and unsteady and, as large-scale renewable energy is increasingly integrated into the power grid, providing a stable electricity supply will be a critical consideration in determining the future role of nuclear power in Taiwan.

Study on Feasibility Evaluation of Wind Power Generation Based on Grey-AHP

The paper builds a Grey-AHP model, which combines gray relative analysis method and Analytic Hierarchy Process. Through analysis of the feasibility of wind power, it establishes the feasibility evaluation system of wind power generation. It evaluates the feasibility of wind power in a certain region by Grey-AHP model. Compared with the actual situation, it proves to that the results are credible and reliable, and also proves the applicability and practical value of the Grey-AHP model.

The Economics of Wind Energy

In the summer of 2008 the authors of this article met with Boone Pickens to discuss the centerpiece of the Pickens plan for moving the U.S. toward energy independence: the feasibility of wind power as a source for the production of electricity. That meeting, along with their survey of published sources, leads the authors to the following conclusions: Wind power is an abundant and clean source of energy for the U.S. both now and in the future. Wind power is now economically viable in some parts of the country, and would be viable throughout the wind‐rich mid‐section of the U.S. if we had a national transmission grid. But developing such a grid faces several hurdles, including the cost of construction and the need for state‐by‐state approvals of interstate transmission lines. To overcome these obstacles, the authors offer the following policy recommendations: Federal oversight of the construction of the national transmission grid. Moving toward renewable sources of energy and reduced greenhouse gas from the use of coal changes the problem of managing electric power generation from a local to regional and national problem. This requires broader cooperation and coordination to ensure the construction and management of reliable sources of electric power. Identify adequate sources of financing. The positive economics of wind power suggest that wind farm development and transmission grid installation should attract sufficient private funding to fully develop the 20% wind solution. But because of the sheer size of the plan, completing it may require innovative financing structures that include the possibility of some combination of public and private funding sources.

Integrated energy systems and local energy markets

Significant benefits are connected with an increase in the flexibility of the Danish energy system. On the one hand, it is possible to benefit from trading electricity with neighbouring countries, and on the other, Denmark will be able to make better use of wind power and other types of renewable energy in the future. This paper presents the analysis of different ways of increasing flexibility in the Danish energy system by the use of local regulation mechanisms. This strategy is compared with the opposite extreme, i.e. trying to solve all balancing problems via electricity trade on the international market. The conclusion is that it is feasible for the Danish society to include the CHP plants in the balancing of fluctuating wind power. There are major advantages in equipping small CHP plants as well as the large CHP plants with heat pumps. By doing so, it will be possible to increase the share of wind power from the present 20 to 40% without causing significant problems of imbalance between electricity consumption and production. Investment in increased flexibility is in itself profitable. Furthermore, the feasibility of wind power is improved.