Technoeconomic Analysis of a Wind Power Generation System and Wind Resource Mapping Using GIS Tools: The Case of Twelve Locations in the Commune of Evodoula, Cameroon
Table 11
Summary of technical performance results, economic viability, and annual reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at 100 m (AGL) using a single NORDEX N100-2.5MW wind turbine rated at 2.5 MW next to a configuration layout of one even row from to of an onshore wind farm with an installed capacity of 12.5 MW for the location of Okok.
Locations where wind turbines are installed
Latitude (m)
Longitude (m)
Elevation (m)
Wind speed, Vm (m/s)
AEP Gross (GWh/year)
AEP Net (GWh/year)
Loss rate proportional due to the effect wake (%)
Cost production unitary (CPU) (CAD$/kWh)
Present value cost (PVC) (CAD$)
Net present value (NPV) (CAD$)
Gross annual GHG emission reduction (tCO2/year)
Net annual GHG emission reduction (tCO2/year)
Wind turbine 1 (WT1)
457000.0445838217
749000.1076506755
487
3.031000
427.250000
640.875061
33.333339
0.000034
21789.752074
435795.04148
76940.248125
115410.38317
Wind turbine 2 (WT2)
457000.0445838217
750000.0476629087
495
3.031000
427.250000
640.875000
33.333333
0.000034
21789.750000
435795.00000
76940.248125
115410.37218
Wind turbine 3 (WT3)
457000.0445838217
751000.0013250716
500
3.030992
427.236816
640.854553
33.333263
0.000034
21789.054802
435781.09604
76937.873917
115406.69004
Wind turbine 4 (WT4)
457000.0445838217
751999.8819557157
501
3.031279
426.604553
639.913835
33.334063
0.000034
21757.070390
435141.40780
76824.014415
115237.28319
Wind turbine 5 (WT5)
457000.0445838217
752999.8807854662
509
3.031862
425.833923
638.755676
33.333833
0.000034
21717.692984
4343538.5968
76685.237438
115028.71902
Total annual energy production (AEP), annual wake loss rate (WLR), annual cost production unitary (CPU) per kilowatt-hour, present value of annual costs (PVC), annual net present value (NPV), and total annual reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the onshore wind farm by 12.5 MW over 1 year
The 12.5 MW onshore wind farm
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Total AEP Gross (GWh/year)
Total AEP Net (GWh/year)
Rate losses due to the effect wake (%)
Total cost production unitary (CPU) (CAD$/kWh)
Total present value cost (PVC) (CAD$)
Total net present value (NPV) (CAD$)
Total Gross annual GHG emission reduction (tCO2/year)
Total Net annual GHG emission reduction (tCO2/year)
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2134.175292
3201.274125
33.333566
0.00017
544216.60125
10884332.025
384327.62202159
576493.44761531
Total energy production (TEP), total wake loss ratio (WLR), total cost production unitary (CPU) per kilowatt-hour, present value of total costs (PVC), total net present value (NPV), and reduction of total greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of the onshore wind farm by 12.5 MW over 20 years
