Dominican Republic wind hybrid system

How can urban wind energy be harnessed in the Dominican Republic?

Framework to urban wind energy assessment and SWOT – AHP analysis in the Dominican Republic. Urban wind can be harnessed through the installation of small building-integrated turbines. A great effort has been made in the last decades to harness urban wind and improve energy efficiency ( Ishugah et al., 2014 ).

How are wind meteorological variables determined in the Dominican Republic?

Using the NASA Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) open-access database, wind meteorological variables have been determined for the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. Table 1 shows the variables adopted in this initial study. The period analyzed corresponds to monthly values from January 2011 to December 2021 (11 complete years).

Can small wind turbines be visualized in urban areas in the Dominican Republic?

Sporadically, few Small Wind Turbines (SWTs) integrated into houses can be visualized in the National District and in Baní, but they are not registered in the net metering program. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the wind potential in all urban areas of the 32 cities in the Dominican Republic through numerical weather prediction tools.

Which provinces in the Dominican Republic have the greatest wind potential?

In the Dominican Republic, the provinces with the greatest urban wind potential are Monte Cristi, El Seibo, La Altagracia, La Romana and Puerto Plata, with average wind speeds at 10 m of 6.63, 5.21, 4.83, 4.83 and 5.13 m/s, respectively. The predominant wind direction is northeast, between 60°–90°.

How big is PV energy in the Dominican Republic?

PV energy in the Dominican Republic has grown exponentially since 2012, when 1.58 MW of installed capacity spread over 112 clients in the Net metering scheme; and as of August 2022, it amounts to 243.30 MW corresponding to a population of 10,190 clients ( Comisión Nacional de Energía, 2022 ).

What is the average wind speed in Santo Domingo & San Cristóbal?

The wind speed was measured for seven and six months with anemometers in the cities of Santo Domingo and San Cristóbal, where the average wind speed was 2.498 and 2.085 m/s, respectively at 20 m height. Adopting the same friction coefficient to extrapolate the wind speed at 10 m, the values of 1.69 and 2.03 m/s are obtained, respectively.