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Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 3(1), pp. 5 - 14
DOI: 10.13189/eee.2015.030102
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A Pre-feasibility Study of Wind Resources in Vadravadra, Gau Island, Fiji
Rishal Amar Singh *
College of Engineering, Science and Technology, Fiji National University, Fiji
ABSTRACT
Gau is one of the many rugged, volcanic Islands in Fiji .Averaged 10 minutely wind speed and direction data of Vadravadra settlement was supplied by Fiji Department of Energy (DoE) and the site wind characterizing was done. Considering the surface roughness, obstacle condition and terrain information of the island, a micro-scale prediction has been done using the Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program (WAsP) to develop an annual wind atlas and also a wind resource map which shows that at 50m height, the annual wind speed over Southern Gau varies from 8.42 to 14.69 m/s. The Southern Eastern sides of Gau appear to be promising for wind electricity generation using Vergnet 275 kW wind turbines where wind power density at a height of 50m or higher is found to be around 1128 W/m2 (average) annually. The total energy produced from using eight Vergnet 275 kW turbine generators was 13.320 GWh and the COE borne was $0.55/kWh.
KEYWORDS
Surface Roughness, Obstacle, WAsP, Wind Atlas, Vergnet, COE
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Rishal Amar Singh , "A Pre-feasibility Study of Wind Resources in Vadravadra, Gau Island, Fiji," Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 5 - 14, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/eee.2015.030102.
(b). APA Format:
Rishal Amar Singh (2015). A Pre-feasibility Study of Wind Resources in Vadravadra, Gau Island, Fiji. Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION), 3(1), 5 - 14. DOI: 10.13189/eee.2015.030102.