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The potential and economic viability of wind farms in Ghana
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posted on 2016-05-15, 21:58 authored by Samuel Asumadu SarkodieSamuel Asumadu Sarkodie, Phebe Asantewaa OwusuPhebe Asantewaa OwusuThe current load shedding in Ghana has led to decreasing productivity leading to economic and social crisis due to Ghana’s dependency on hydroelectric power as its main source of power. Incorporating renewable energy sources to the grid installed capacity will ease the burden on Ghanaians. In this study, the potentiality and economic feasibility of wind farm project were evaluated in 11 locations in Ghana. The study employed wind-speed data using Meteonorm 7 software in a Typical Meteorological Year 2 format and analyzed with RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis modeling software. 10 MW of VESTAS V90 Wind turbine model with a rated power of 2,000 kW was proposed, which, when developed and harnessed, will drastically boost productivity of businesses, industries, and the transport sector in Ghana whilst making significant contribution to the export earnings of the country.
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Capacity factorGhanaRenewable energy,Renewable Energy Technologiesrenewable energy.wind energywind speedwind directionwind energy modelingWind Energy Facilitieswind distributionOA Week 2016Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage EngineeringPower and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Renewable Power)Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells)
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