Wind and solar energies are the alternative energy sources that can be used to supplement the conventional energy sources\r\nparticularly in Bangladesh. In this work, the aim is to assess the current wind and solar energy potential in Bangladesh. The wind\r\ndata for the five stations obtained from Local Government Engineering Department have been assessed, but only two of them\r\nseem to be eligible for energy production. Annual average, monthly average, and hourly average wind speeds and wind power\r\ndensities were calculated from the wind data. The Weibull distribution parameters (c and k), the dominant wind directions, and\r\nthe frequency distributions were also determined. Experimentally measured solar radiation data are not available over Bangladesh.\r\nMeasured climatological data such as cloud cover and sunshine duration data of Bangladesh Meteorological Department from\r\n1992 to 2001 used for the estimation of global solar radiation as they are correlated. Technoeconomic feasibility analysis is done for\r\n100kW grid connected wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Renewable-energy-based system will bring more environmental\r\nbenefits than conventional power in terms of human health, reduction of air pollution, and decrease of noise, and so forth.\r\nHowever, in the above estimation, these were not considered.
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