In highly urbanized and energy intensive countries like Singapore all possible avenues for power generation need attention. In this context, rooftop installations of both solar and wind energy are of particular interest for Singapore, especially because of Singapore's condition of land limitation. Decentralized and distributed energy sources such as rooftop wind and solar installations have num...

it is proposed to use a single base platform in the persian gulf considering its low depth and more appropriate environmental conditions in comparison to north sea and mexico gulf where this kind of platform is very popular. the pile of platform is responsible for transmission of environmental loads resulted from waves, currents, wind and dead loads to foundation of platform. using sacs 5.3 sof...

Wind catchers (wind towers) are one component of the traditional sustainable buildings with a centralcourtyard in the hot regions of Iran. In this research a most common type of the wind tower – the foursided wind catcherwas evaluated both experimentally and numerically. The tower of the Mortazhouse in the city center of Yazd was equipped with temperature, wind, air velocity and...

Although the expansion of offshore wind has recently increased in Germany, as in other countries, it is still forced to defend its role in long-term energy policy plans, particularly against its onshore counterpart, to secure future expansion targets and financial support. The objective of this article is to investigate the economic effects of offshore wind on the electricity spot market and th...

The present study deals with wind energy analysis and the selection of an optimum type of wind turbine in terms of the feasibility of installing wind power system at three locations in South Korea: Deokjeok-do, Baengnyeong-do and Seo-San. The wind data measurements were conducted during 2005–2015 at Deokjeok-do, 2001–2016 at Baengnyeong-do and 1997–2016 at Seo-San. In the first part of this pap...

Wind power forecast is essential for a wind farm developer for comprehensive assessment of wind potential at a particular site or topographical location. Wind energy potential at any given location is a non –linear function of mean average wind speed, vertical wind profile, energy pattern factor, peak wind speed, prevailing wind direction, lull hours, air density and a few other parameters. Win...

Dunes and drumlins are examples of bedforms, geomorphological patterns in which the surface of the Earth is shaped by the erosive power of wind, water or ice. Aeolian dunes (i.e., desert dunes) are the most familiar such feature. Coastal sand dunes are a feature of common experience, and we are also familiar with the existence of dunes in deserts. Dunes are formed by the erosive power of the wi...