A convective wind resource model for Solar Vortex power generation. Issue 3 (19th February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moore, Amy M.; Rodgers, Michael O.; French, Steven P.
• Is Part Of: International journal of green energy. Volume 17:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 208
• Page End: 218
• Publication Date: 2020-02-19
• Subjects: Convective wind resource -- geographic information systems -- Solar Vortex -- sustainable energy -- vertical axis wind turbine; Power resources -- Research -- Periodicals; Energy industries -- Periodicals; Energy development -- Periodicals; 333.79
• DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2020.1722130
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1543-5075

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Climate change has increased the need for clean, nonpolluting energy sources to decrease dependence on fossil fuels. Alternative energy sources, mainly solar and horizontal wind, have been the primary focus for producing clean energy. New technologies are being developed, such as the Solar Vortex (SoV), which was developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and relies on a vertical wind resource to generate power. The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has resource models representing solar and horizontal wind resources across the 48 United States. This research developed a vertical wind resource model that is comparable in resolution to NREL's solar and horizontal wind resource models and uses the model for estimating power output for the SoV. This model complements NREL's existing resource models and supports the deployment of an additional clean energy generation technology. The model was applied to Mesa, Arizona to find feasible sites for a small-scale vertical wind farm.