Long-Term Assessment of Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Potentials of Qatar

Valliyil Mohammed Aboobacker, Puthuveetil Razak Shanas, Subramanian Veerasingam, Ebrahim M. A. S. Al-Ansari, Fadhil N. Sadooni and Ponnumony Vethamony
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Valliyil Mohammed Aboobacker: Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Puthuveetil Razak Shanas: CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India
Subramanian Veerasingam: Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Ebrahim M. A. S. Al-Ansari: Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Fadhil N. Sadooni: Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Ponnumony Vethamony: Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: Exploitation of conventional energy resources has caused a deliberate increase in the emitted carbon in the atmosphere, which catalyzes global warming trends. This is a matter of concern, especially in Qatar, where fossil fuels (oil and gas) are largely relied upon for power production. The dependency on such resources could be gradually reduced by utilizing clean and renewable energy. Resource characterization is an important step to evaluate the potentiality of available renewable energy sources. Wind energy is one among them, which has not been assessed reliably so far in Qatar. We analyzed the wind energy potential along the onshore and offshore areas of Qatar using 40 years (1979–2018) of hourly wind data extracted from the ECMWF Reanalysis v5 (ERA5) database. Monthly, seasonal, annual, and decadal mean wind power densities have been derived. Reliability tests have been carried out at select onshore and offshore locations. Trends and inter-annual variability have been assessed. The study reveals that the available wind resources are generally moderate but consistent with no intense trends during the 40 year period. An inter-annual variability in wind power has been identified, which has secured links with the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

Keywords: wind energy; ERA5 reanalysis winds; shamal winds; ENSO; Qatar coast (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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