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Nuclear Energy is the mother
of all Energy Types!
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Sun is the source of most of the energy
on Earth
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Wind is generated due to:
1- Difference in Pressure
2- Change in density of air (Convection)
3- Earth rotation (most wind have an eastern component)
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Some local effects cause wind too
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Wind Energy Harvesting
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Sailing
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Grinding
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Pumping
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Generating Electricity
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Electric Energy in Egypt
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Source: World Bank
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• In 2012, Egypt produced 1.64*10^11 kWh of
electric energy (164 Terra Watt Hour)!
• Which gives an average of 18.7 GW.
• In the same year, Renewable resources
(excluding High Dam) produced 1.5*10^9
kWh (mostly wind) (1.5 TWh)!!!
• Which counts for 0.91% of total production
According to World Bank
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Source: World Bank
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• For regular growth rates, Egypt needs an
increase of production of 5 to 8% annually.
• That translates into the range of 650 to 1000
MW of production annually … Which, in turn,
translates to 2 to 3 GW of production capacity
• For the wind energy of roughly 1.2M$ per
MW, Egypt needs of about 2.4 to 3.6 B$ of
investments in Wind Turbines!!!
Requirements!
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Wind Atlas
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Gulf of Suez
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Zaafarana
Zaafarana
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Zoooooooooom
~10.5 km
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The dark lines are the shadows of the wind turbines
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~140 m
These turbines are 800 kW capacity each
Diameter of turbine is 56 m
Tower height 58 m
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Some photos I took in
September 2008
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Towers ready for assembly
The base contains 160m^3
Of reinforced concrete
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The crane used to assemble the turbine
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Here is where all the magic lies!
This is more than 2m if height
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Gearbox!!!
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Types of Wind Turbines
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Figure 7.10
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Figure 7.13
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Figure 7.16
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Available Power
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Figure 7.7
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Figure 7.28
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Figure 7.29
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Figure 7.30
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Environmental Impact
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Figure 7.32
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Figure 7.33
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Open Areas for
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Offshore Wind Turbines
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Safety and Strength
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Domestic Small Scale Turbines
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