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Prospects for Wind Energy in Southern Morocco and Northern Mauritania
The study of the characteristics of the wind speed and the evaluation of the wind potential available at a given site depend on the duration and the number of steps of measurement, thus the amplitude and the nature of the variation of the wind speed can be found. For example, for the site of Tangier, North-West of Morocco. To properly assess the wind potential available at a given site, it has been shown that the minimum period of hourly measurements that can be considered is 9 years duration, with four measurements per day (0 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 18 h).
The North of Mauritania shares with the South of Morocco similar wind resources mainly for the coastal zone. August and July are the windiest months for Laayoune and Dakhla, respectively, with monthly averages of 7.67 m/s and 10.12 m/s. The variation in wind speed is more regular for the Dakhla site. For Lagouira, June is the windiest month, the daily average wind speed is between 7.9 and 10.7 m/s for 27 days. On the other hand, for December, it was found it is the least windy month, it has only 5 days with wind.
For most of the sites considered, the wind is strong during the day and reaches its maximum around 4 p.m., local time, and it is weak at night. This phenomenon is mainly explained by the influence of the gradual rise in temperature over the course of the day on the Atlantic coast causing local winds (sea/land breeze) which are added to the winds from the Azores.
The available wind potential is greater for the sites of Dakhla in southern Morocco and Nouadhibou in northern Mauritania where a 100 MW wind farm has been planned to be installed. For Dakhla, at an altitude of 10 m, the annual average of available wind potential is the highest (P = 462 W/m2), almost double that of Laâyoune and four times that of Tan Tan. In 2021, the wind power installed in Morocco amounts to 1350 MW, of which more than 56% (757.3 MW) is located in southern Morocco. The Tarfaya wind farm 301.3 MW) is the largest wind farm in Morocco and in Africa, installed in 2014. The installed wind power in Mauritania is 34.4 MW.
From the perspective of the South of Morocco and the North of Mauritania, wind energy is an alternative and competitive source of energy to petroleum products for the generation of electricity.
Renewable energy projects, including wind power, are models for the integration of southern Morocco with northern Mauritania. In the end, finally, the boom in wind energy has significant economic and social implications for this region, in the context of advanced regionalization and development.
Prospects for Wind Energy in Southern Morocco and Northern Mauritania
The study of the characteristics of the wind speed and the evaluation of the wind potential available at a given site depend on the duration and the number of steps of measurement, thus the amplitude and the nature of the variation of the wind speed can be found. For example, for the site of Tangier, North-West of Morocco. To properly assess the wind potential available at a given site, it has been shown that the minimum period of hourly measurements that can be considered is 9 years duration, with four measurements per day (0 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 18 h).
The North of Mauritania shares with the South of Morocco similar wind resources mainly for the coastal zone. August and July are the windiest months for Laayoune and Dakhla, respectively, with monthly averages of 7.67 m/s and 10.12 m/s. The variation in wind speed is more regular for the Dakhla site. For Lagouira, June is the windiest month, the daily average wind speed is between 7.9 and 10.7 m/s for 27 days. On the other hand, for December, it was found it is the least windy month, it has only 5 days with wind.
For most of the sites considered, the wind is strong during the day and reaches its maximum around 4 p.m., local time, and it is weak at night. This phenomenon is mainly explained by the influence of the gradual rise in temperature over the course of the day on the Atlantic coast causing local winds (sea/land breeze) which are added to the winds from the Azores.
The available wind potential is greater for the sites of Dakhla in southern Morocco and Nouadhibou in northern Mauritania where a 100 MW wind farm has been planned to be installed. For Dakhla, at an altitude of 10 m, the annual average of available wind potential is the highest (P = 462 W/m2), almost double that of Laâyoune and four times that of Tan Tan. In 2021, the wind power installed in Morocco amounts to 1350 MW, of which more than 56% (757.3 MW) is located in southern Morocco. The Tarfaya wind farm 301.3 MW) is the largest wind farm in Morocco and in Africa, installed in 2014. The installed wind power in Mauritania is 34.4 MW.
From the perspective of the South of Morocco and the North of Mauritania, wind energy is an alternative and competitive source of energy to petroleum products for the generation of electricity.
Renewable energy projects, including wind power, are models for the integration of southern Morocco with northern Mauritania. In the end, finally, the boom in wind energy has significant economic and social implications for this region, in the context of advanced regionalization and development.
Prospects for Wind Energy in Southern Morocco and Northern Mauritania
Innovative Renewable Energy
Sayigh, Ali (editor) / Nfaoui, H. (author) / Abbou, A. (author) / Sayigh, A. (author) / Elmalki, A. (author)
2023-09-08
17 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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