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Wind energy potential assessment at four typical locations in Ethiopia

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  • Bekele, Getachew
  • Palm, Björn

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The wind energy potential at four different sites in Ethiopia - Addis Ababa (09:02N, 38:42E), Mekele (13:33N, 39:30E), Nazret (08:32N, 39:22E), and Debrezeit (8:44N, 39:02E) - has been investigated by compiling data from different sources and analyzing it using a software tool. The results relating to wind energy potential are given in terms of the monthly average wind speed, wind speed probability density function (PDF), wind speed cumulative density function (CDF), and wind speed duration curve (DC) for all four selected sites. In brief, for measurements taken at a height of 10Â m, the results show that for three of the four locations the wind energy potential is reasonable, with average wind speeds of approximately 4Â m/s. For the fourth site, the mean wind speed is less than 3Â m/s. This study is the first stage in a longer project and will be followed by an analysis of solar energy potential and finally the design of a hybrid standalone electric energy supply system that includes a wind turbine, PV, diesel generator and battery.

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  • Bekele, Getachew & Palm, Björn, 2009. "Wind energy potential assessment at four typical locations in Ethiopia," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 86(3), pages 388-396, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:86:y:2009:i:3:p:388-396
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