LAPSE:2018.0668
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LAPSE:2018.0668
Feasibility of a 100 MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm for Different Climatic Conditions
M. Mujahid Rafique, Shafiqur Rehman, Md. Mahbub Alam, Luai M. Alhems
September 21, 2018
Wind power is the world’s fastest-growing energy source. More power can be generated from wind energy through the use of new wind machine designs and techniques. The objective of the present work is to encourage people and governments to develop wind energy-based power plants to achieve sustainable energy infrastructures, especially in developing countries. In this paper, a feasibility study of a 100 MW grid-connected wind farm is conducted for five different cities of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The results indicate that the proposed power plant is feasible both technically and economically. All sites are found to be within the profitable range with Dhahran being the most feasible site among the others for the installation of the wind farm. A sensitivity analysis has also been carried out to find out the effects of different incentives on the payback period of the project.
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developing countries, environmental impact, payback period, Saudi Arabia, sustainable development, wind power
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Rafique MM, Rehman S, Alam MM, Alhems LM. Feasibility of a 100 MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm for Different Climatic Conditions. (2018). LAPSE:2018.0668
Author Affiliations
Rafique MM: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TU Bergakademie, 09599 Freiberg, Germany [ORCID]
Rehman S: Center for Engineering Research, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Alam MM: Institute for Turbulence-Noise-Vibration Interaction and Control, Shenzhen Graduate School, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Alhems LM: Center for Engineering Research, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Journal Name
Energies
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11
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8
Article Number
E2147
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2018
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2018-08-17
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1996-1073
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