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摘要
In proportion to the ever increasing size of population, urbanization and industrialization in Pakistan, the need for energy is not being met from the available indigenous conventional energy sources like oil and gas, hydel, coal and nuclear. In order to substantiate the energy deficiency, efforts are being made to explore the possibilities of using alternate/renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, etc. The importance of exploiting wind energy has been realized since the past two decades but the work done so far is sporadic and inconclusive. The present study has been undertaken for developing a GIS-linked wind potential model for the southeastern part of Pakistan comprising lower Indus River plain and its delta region covering about 90,000 km(2). The generated wind power density (WPD) model of the region shows the presence of two prospective anomalous zones of class-2 (200-300 W/m(2)) to class-7 (800-2,000 W/m(2)) in the deltaic region and inland areas around the Hyderabad-Badin region, which can satisfactorily be exploited to achieve electricity generation on commercial as well as community scales. On the basis of the delineated high WPD model, detailed micro-level studies are now also possible with defined targets by saving time and cost. The present approach can be replicated in other parts of the country or elsewhere.
- 出版日期2013-7
