High resolution wind atlas for Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla provinces, Thailand
In this work, a high resolution wind atlas for Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla provinces in southern Thailand was developed using combined mesoscale, MC2, and microscale, MsMicro, modeling techniques. The model inputs consist of long-term statistical climate data, i.e. the NCEP/ NCAR database, h...
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| Language: | English |
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ScienceDirect
2016
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| Online Access: | http://kb.psu.ac.th/psukb/handle/2016/14969 |
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| Institution: | Prince of Songkhla University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | In this work, a high resolution wind atlas for Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla provinces in
southern Thailand was developed using combined mesoscale, MC2, and microscale, MsMicro,
modeling techniques. The model inputs consist of long-term statistical climate data, i.e. the NCEP/
NCAR database, high resolution topography and land cover data. The 200 m resolution wind resource
maps were validated with observed mean wind speeds from 10 met stations located along the
coastlines of the territory studied. These comparisons have shown that the wind atlas provides a good
representation of the wind resource throughout the territory of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla
provinces, Thailand. The technical power potential and potential annual energy production are then
identified. Results from the technical power potential at 80 m above ground level show that a total of
1374 MW of wind farms, generating annually 3.6 TWh of electricity, could be installed; while
407 MW of small wind turbines (50 kW), generating annually 1.0 TWh of electricity, could be
installed. |
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