Wind energy potential in Tunisia

M. Elamouri and F. Ben Amar

Renewable Energy, 2008, vol. 33, issue 4, 758-768

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to constitute a database for the users of the wind power. It presents the study of 17 synoptic sites distributed on all the territory of Tunisia. From the meteorological data provided by the Meteorology National Institute (INM), two statistical methods (meteorological and Weibull) are presented to evaluate the wind speed characteristics and the wind power potential at a height of 10m above ground level and in an open area. An extrapolation of these characteristics with the height is also carried out. The results obtained give a global vision of the distribution of the wind potential in Tunisia and define the most windy zones.

Keywords: Tunisia; Wind speed characteristics; Wind power potential; Meteorological method; Weibull method; Wind rose (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.04.005

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