Feasibility of Wind Energy in Nova Scotia

Feasibility of Wind Energy in Nova Scotia

An Annotated Bibliography

Mudasser, Muhammad, Emmanuel K. Yiridoe, and Kenneth Corscadden. “Economic

Feasibility of Large Community Feed-in Tariff-Eligible Wind Energy Production in Nova

Scotia.” Energy Policy 62 (2013): 966–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.108.

Mudassar’s study uses actual wind duration curves and actual wind profiles for three sites to estimate total wind energy production. Differences in these 3 sites would influence the total wind energy produced at each site, hence affecting the overall financial feasibility. The study then gets the electricity production cost per kWh (kilowatt hour) to analyse the financial viability of the projects and then if any of the sites isn’t viable it may still help in looking at the impact of a site alone. The study also has a scenario analyses that reveals whether a project amongst different sites may be more feasible than a project on just a single a site with high wind speeds. This study is important for any engineers that may be interested in the financial aspect of a more sustainable way of producing sustainable and environmentally friendly energy. It is also important for deducing the feasibility of wind energy in Nova Scotia.

2. Pearre, Nathaniel, Katherine Adye, and Lukas Swan. “Proportioning Wind, Solar, and in-Stream Tidal Electricity Generating Capacity to Co-Optimize Multiple Grid Integration

Metrics.” Applied Energy 242 (2019): 69–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.03.073.

Pearre’s article focuses on determining the advantages of wind, solar and tidal resources for several metrics like energy production per unit capacity, reducing ramp rates and alignment of production. Optimal proportions were in some cases conflicted among metrics. Hence why the researchers use the best 20% range of each metric to propose how much is needed of each category. This research is vital for a feasibility report for it suggests ways to move forward with the research to create a more sustainable way to produce energy. For example, it suggests generalizing this data by weighing the metrics to local conditions. This research is not considered extremely accurate due to the fact that it uses data gathered over a year rather than gathering data over a few years and comparing the year to year basis of these results. This means that the data gathered may be useful to determine whether to move forth with research rather than the feasibility of wind energy.