Wind power resource in the south-western region of Algeria

In this study, we present a statistical analysis of wind speeds at Tindouf in Algeria using Risoe National Laboratory's Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program (WAsP). It requires information related to the sheltering obstacles, surface roughness changes and terrain height variations in order to calculate their effects on the wind. Wind data, consisting of hourly wind speed records over a 5-year period, 2002-2006, were obtained from SONELGAZ R&D Office; the average wind speed at a height of 17Â m above ground level was found to range from 7.19 to 7.95Â m/s. The Weibull distributions parameters (c and k) were found to vary between 8.0 and 8.9Â m/s and 2.54-3.23, respectively, with average power density ranging from 318 to 458Â W/m2. The dominant wind directions and the frequency distributions were also determined.Tindouf WAsP Weibull parameters Wind power resource