Evaluation of small wind turbines for rural electrification: case studies from extreme climatic conditions in Venezuela

On-site technology performance evaluations are needed in tropical regions with extreme climatic conditions in order to reinforce electricity access programs based on renewable energy technologies (RET), particularly off-grid small wind technologies (SWT). This research aims to evaluate the technical...

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Autores: López González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649, Ranaboldo, Matteo|||0000-0002-0552-2751, Domenech Léga, Bruno|||0000-0002-4332-2400, Ferrer Martí, Laia|||0000-0003-0606-3523
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.118450
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Rural electrification
Weather
Electrificació rural
Temps (Meteorologia)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica::Distribució d’energia elèctrica
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spelling Evaluation of small wind turbines for rural electrification: case studies from extreme climatic conditions in VenezuelaLópez González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649Ranaboldo, Matteo|||0000-0002-0552-2751Domenech Léga, Bruno|||0000-0002-4332-2400Ferrer Martí, Laia|||0000-0003-0606-3523Rural electrificationWeatherElectrificació ruralTemps (Meteorologia)Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica::Distribució d’energia elèctricaOn-site technology performance evaluations are needed in tropical regions with extreme climatic conditions in order to reinforce electricity access programs based on renewable energy technologies (RET), particularly off-grid small wind technologies (SWT). This research aims to evaluate the technical performance and end-users’ acceptance of two SWT projects in Venezuelan communities located at different altitudes and with different weather conditions: a hot desert climate on the Caribbean coast and dry-winter climate in the Andean mountains. The technical performance is assessed through computer simulations to analyze the electricity demand and the wind resource. End-users’ acceptance is studied from in situ surveys and semi-structured interviews with all beneficiaries. Results show that the flat areas on the north coast have a low wind variability and high wind speeds, while in the mountainous areas the implementation of SWT is limited by the orography’s impact on wind variability. However, the social acceptance of SWT in both communities remains high given the existing relationship between load and production variations.This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (project RTI2018-097962-B-I00) and co-financed by Center for Cooperation Development (CCD) of the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya e BarcelonaTech (UPC). The authors are very grateful to the Serra Hunter fellowship program of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The work has been possible thanks to the technical collaboration of engineers Angel Lopez V., Leonardo López, G. from PDVSA (Maracaibo, Zulia) and the logistics support of Jack Marquez from PDVSA Industrial (Lagunillas, Mérida). The cooperation of the people from La Macolla (Falcon) and Los Conejos (Mérida) has been extremely important for data collection.Peer Reviewed20202020-10-1520202020-12-10journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/334194https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.118450reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 RTI2018-097962-B-I00 OPTIMIZACION DE MICRORREDES CON ENERGIAS RENOVABLES BAJO INCERTIDUMBRE Y FUTURA INTEGRACION A LA REDopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/3341942026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evaluation of small wind turbines for rural electrification: case studies from extreme climatic conditions in Venezuela
title Evaluation of small wind turbines for rural electrification: case studies from extreme climatic conditions in Venezuela
spellingShingle Evaluation of small wind turbines for rural electrification: case studies from extreme climatic conditions in Venezuela
López González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649
Rural electrification
Weather
Electrificació rural
Temps (Meteorologia)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica::Distribució d’energia elèctrica
title_short Evaluation of small wind turbines for rural electrification: case studies from extreme climatic conditions in Venezuela
title_full Evaluation of small wind turbines for rural electrification: case studies from extreme climatic conditions in Venezuela
title_fullStr Evaluation of small wind turbines for rural electrification: case studies from extreme climatic conditions in Venezuela
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of small wind turbines for rural electrification: case studies from extreme climatic conditions in Venezuela
title_sort Evaluation of small wind turbines for rural electrification: case studies from extreme climatic conditions in Venezuela
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649
Ranaboldo, Matteo|||0000-0002-0552-2751
Domenech Léga, Bruno|||0000-0002-4332-2400
Ferrer Martí, Laia|||0000-0003-0606-3523
author López González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649
author_facet López González, Alejandro Esteban|||0000-0002-9031-4649
Ranaboldo, Matteo|||0000-0002-0552-2751
Domenech Léga, Bruno|||0000-0002-4332-2400
Ferrer Martí, Laia|||0000-0003-0606-3523
author_role author
author2 Ranaboldo, Matteo|||0000-0002-0552-2751
Domenech Léga, Bruno|||0000-0002-4332-2400
Ferrer Martí, Laia|||0000-0003-0606-3523
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Rural electrification
Weather
Electrificació rural
Temps (Meteorologia)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica::Distribució d’energia elèctrica
topic Rural electrification
Weather
Electrificació rural
Temps (Meteorologia)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica::Distribució d’energia elèctrica
description On-site technology performance evaluations are needed in tropical regions with extreme climatic conditions in order to reinforce electricity access programs based on renewable energy technologies (RET), particularly off-grid small wind technologies (SWT). This research aims to evaluate the technical performance and end-users’ acceptance of two SWT projects in Venezuelan communities located at different altitudes and with different weather conditions: a hot desert climate on the Caribbean coast and dry-winter climate in the Andean mountains. The technical performance is assessed through computer simulations to analyze the electricity demand and the wind resource. End-users’ acceptance is studied from in situ surveys and semi-structured interviews with all beneficiaries. Results show that the flat areas on the north coast have a low wind variability and high wind speeds, while in the mountainous areas the implementation of SWT is limited by the orography’s impact on wind variability. However, the social acceptance of SWT in both communities remains high given the existing relationship between load and production variations.
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