Wind Energy System and Efficient Deployment in Owerri via Distributed Generation Scheme

Onyema Isdore Akwukwaegbu; Fabian Izundu Izuegbunam

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Wind Energy System and Efficient Deployment in Owerri via Distributed Generation Scheme

Onyema Isdore Akwukwaegbu, Fabian Izundu Izuegbunam

Published in Science Journal of Energy Engineering (Volume 2, Issue 3)

Received: 21 May 2014 Accepted: 6 June 2014 Published: 20 June 2014

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Wind energy is one of the fastest growing technologies in the energy generation industry nowadays. The erratic and epileptic state of power supply in Nigeria resulting from insufficient generation to meet the load demands, and issues about global warming is of great concern to all. This has led to load shedding; blackout in some parts of the country lasting for hours, closure of some industries due to high operational cost. However the nation is currently diversifying its power generation capabilities through distributed generation using renewable resources. In order to ameliorate the situation, and to curb the global warming challenge, deployment of distributed generation (DG) using wind for electricity generation has become a novel idea. This is so because wind is abundantly available for all hours of the day and the resource is environmentally friendly. This paper therefore evaluated the wind energy potential of Owerri using the available data; considered how best it could be utilized to generate electricity through stand alone scheme and integration with the utility grid for most efficient operation.

Published in	Science Journal of Energy Engineering (Volume 2, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjee.20140203.11
Page(s)	18-24
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Distributed Generation, Wind Speed, Wind Turbine, Wind Farm, Wind Power Integration, Grid

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Onyema Isdore Akwukwaegbu, Fabian Izundu Izuegbunam. (2014). Wind Energy System and Efficient Deployment in Owerri via Distributed Generation Scheme. Science Journal of Energy Engineering, 2(3), 18-24. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjee.20140203.11

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Onyema Isdore Akwukwaegbu; Fabian Izundu Izuegbunam. Wind Energy System and Efficient Deployment in Owerri via Distributed Generation Scheme. Sci. J. Energy Eng. 2014, 2(3), 18-24. doi: 10.11648/j.sjee.20140203.11

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Onyema Isdore Akwukwaegbu, Fabian Izundu Izuegbunam. Wind Energy System and Efficient Deployment in Owerri via Distributed Generation Scheme. Sci J Energy Eng. 2014;2(3):18-24. doi: 10.11648/j.sjee.20140203.11

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Onyema Isdore Akwukwaegbu

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 1526, Owerri, Nigeria
Fabian Izundu Izuegbunam

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 1526, Owerri, Nigeria

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