Project: Multidimensional Study of Wind Energy Potential in Alamein
Abstract
The Egyptian economic transformation vision foresees the north coast as one of the main pillars for future economy and development. Transformational urban and economic development is being carried out along the 400 km length coastline from New Alamein eco-city to Al-Salloum. The north coast region The World Bank global wind atlas shows that the average energy density in that region is in the range of 0.5 to 1 kW/m2 and average wind velocity higher than 5 m/s. These estimations show promising potential of wind energy. This project presents the first comprehensive evaluation of wind energy viability and feasibility in Egypt’s north coast. The project adopts a multidimensional approach to reproduce the spatiotemporal wind field over the north coast utilizing status quo GIS-BIM-CFD integrated simulation systems. The project’s primary goal is to identify the best wind energy systems for power generation in the region and estimate its economic feasibility. Secondary objectives include identification of the main characteristics of atmospheric boundary layer and urban aerodynamics of Alamein city. The outcome of this project will be the first comprehensive evaluation of wind energy potential in Alamein city and region
Project Name
Multidimensional Study of Wind Energy Potential in Alamein
Ref No/ Funded Entity
2028
Project Duration
12month
Project Start Date
2021-10-01
Project End Date
2022-09-30
Total Budget
EGP
Budget of the academy in this project
EGP
Project Website
Objectives
- The proposed scope of research deems that such required information could be reliably obtained by integrating the available information from GIS with CFD simulations of Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) and apply optimization techniques accounting for econometric, urban and environmental sustainability criteria. This is an in silico project limited to computational studies using CFD programs, GIS and satellite imagery, and building information models. The project does not include the undertaking of any field measurements or experiments. Looking at ABL aerodynamics and environment from a coupled GIS-CFD approach has been described to offer detailed and reliable insights in numerous studies (Dhunny, 2017; Jie et al., 2014; Kwon & Kim, 2014; Roelofs, 2011). The impact of different wind energy extraction technologies on the urban outlook of Alamein will be investigated by integrating BIM as optimization tool to achieve sustainability criteria. This scope of optimizing urban planning of wind power stations has been reported in numerous studies
Our Partners
- AASTMT
https://aast.edu
Project Coordinator
Prof. Ahmed Farouk Elsafty
Dean, College of engineering and technology, Alamein Campus
Mobile: 1006009749