期刊
RENEWABLE ENERGY
卷 172, 期 -, 页码 158-176出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.03.033
关键词
Renewable energy; Wind power; ERA5 wind power; Weibull wind distribution; Offshore wind power
资金
- program Colombia Cientifica [FP44842-218-2018]
This study provides a unique characterization of wind resources in the Colombian Caribbean region, identifying multiple locations with commercial wind potential and offering reliable information, with impressive annual energy production and capacity factors.
The Caribbean region of Colombia is a strategic source of wind energy for Colombia's economic development. However, current estimates of wind energy potential for this region are based on low-resolution observations from a sparse set of weather stations that falls short of the temporal and spatial scales required by the wind energy sector. We present a novel characterization of the wind resource over the Colombian Caribbean, using 10-min average wind records from 13 meteorological stations and comparing the results with newer ERA5 reanalysis data to generate reliable information for the feasibility and operational stages of wind farms. According to the 10-min observations, average wind speeds in the region are in a 2.2 m s(-1) to 8.3 m s(-1) range. Based on Weibull distributions and hourly Wind Power Density (WPD) calculations, we found several locations that offer commercial wind potential, with many having WPD above 800 W m(-2). Furthermore, our estimates based on ERA5 show a wide offshore region in the Caribbean with a WPD over 800 W m(-2) yearlong. Finally, we calculate the Annual Energy Production (AEP) for the stations with promising potential, obtaining capacity factors around 50%, comparable to those of the most productive wind farms worldwide. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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