Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the wind resource and energy potential of the Sanghar site for minimizing the dependence on fossil fuels and improving the environment. Design/methodology/approach: The Sanghar site wind shear coefficient and turbulence intensity factor are...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze wind characteristics and their effects on wind turbine components and energy generation at the candidate site. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology covered the detailed investigation of wind characteristics using Weibullkandcparameters...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate wind power potential of site using wind speed, wind direction and other meteorological data including temperature and air density collected over a period of one year. Design/methodology/approach: The site-specific air density, wind shear,...

Purpose: The rapid rising of renewable energy sources particularly wind energy cannot be ignored. The numerical increase in wind energy farms throughout the world is the best example. The purpose of this paper is to assess the basic question of whether wind characteristics affect the...