Mesoscale Simulation of Year-to-Year Variation of Wind Power Potential over Southern China

The objectives of this study are to combine historical observations and state-of-the-art numerical models (MM5/CALMET system) to map the spatial distribution of wind resources in high resolution, and to help foster a deeper understanding of the wind power potential over southern China (Guangdong). H...

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Published inEnergies (Basel) Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 340 - 361
Main Authors Yim, Steve H.L., Fung, Jimmy C.H., Lau, Alexis K.H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2009
Subjects
Alternative energy sources
Climate change
Environmental impact
Fossil fuels
mesoscale modeling
Renewable resources
Topography
Wind power
wind power map
Hong Kong China
China
Guangdong China
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Summary:The objectives of this study are to combine historical observations and state-of-the-art numerical models (MM5/CALMET system) to map the spatial distribution of wind resources in high resolution, and to help foster a deeper understanding of the wind power potential over southern China (Guangdong). Hourly wind fields were simulated for three entire years (2004-2006). It found that almost 70% of the time, the wind speed along the coast of Guangdong is over 5 m/s, which is deemed a baseline magnitude for typical wind turbines. Spatial plots of the wind speed and power and their variations over Guangdong Province for the three years are also presented.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en20200340