Simulation of electric energy potential from wind speed in the San Andrés island
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Álvaro Realpe, Joyce Calderón Kozma and María T. Acevedo
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1819-6608 |
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1974-1983
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Volume No. |
18
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Issue No. |
17
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November 8, 2023
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.59018/0923243
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Keywords |
wind energy potential, turbine, economic analysis.
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Abstract
In this work, the wind resource of the islands of San Andrés was studied during the years 2011 - 2012 to determine its electric energy potential. Wind speed and direction taken from the mereology station of IDEAM located at the Gustavo Rojas Pinilla airport were used for modeling the electric energy obtained from different types of wind turbines and their location height. The maximum energy obtained was 5496.6 MWh/year using a wind turbine of 3.75 MW power. However, the economic analysis indicated that Neg Micon's 2.75 MW wind turbine has the lowest generation cost of US$ 0.04/kWh and an energy production of 4,919.1 MWh/year. According to this, for a sale price of US$ 0.14 /kWh, the net present value (NPV) would be US$ 5,928,594.9 the internal rate of return (IRR) of 16%, and the investment recovery time (TRI) of almost 4.1 years, making the wind project attractive for investors.
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