Geographic information systems in support of wind energy activities at NREL

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Heimiller ◽  
Steven Haymes
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Geographic Information

scholarly journals Zoning for exploration of wind energy in Ceará with the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and multicriteria analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e455973809
Author(s):  
Daniela Cadore Vale ◽  
Renato Sipelli Silva ◽  
Erika da Justa Teixeira Rocha ◽  
Auzuir Ripardo de Alexandria
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Multicriteria Analysis ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
The State ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
The World

Wind energy has many advantages compared to traditional energies, from the ability to reduce the use of fossil fuels as well as the possibility of creating jobs in the areas where the projects are installed. The growth of this type of generation in Brazil has been driven by strong investor interest due to the characteristics of the country's winds, mainly from the Northeast. The winds are strong, stable and most of the time follow the same direction, characteristics that make windfarms in the Northeast region have high levels of capacity factor. By evaluating the data from the wind farms installed in Ceará, it can be observed that they present one of the best capacity factors in Brazil and have values above the world average. This indicates and reinforces the viability of implementing this type of energy generation in the area. It was verified that there are studies about wind conditions but there are no studies that correlate this information with the infrastructure conditions of the State. Therefore, the objective of the present work is to identify the appropriate areas for the allocation and use of wind energy in the State of Ceará through the integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools and multicriteria analysis for decision making.

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