Due to several climate changes caused by greenhouse gases and to increasing need for clean\nenergy sources, more attention has been grew to renewable energy sources and wind energy is\none of the most promising energy source in the future. The current paper presents an investigation\nof the wind power potential in Azraq south area, a remote location in the Northeast Badia of\nJordan using real wind speed data. Also, other wind characteristics with the help of one method of\nmeteorological and Weibull are assessed to evaluate of which at a height of 10 m above ground\nlevel and in open area. Long term data (1991-2001) period measured mean wind speed data\nmeasured at 10 m height was analyzed. Based on these data, the highest and the lowest wind\npower potential are in July and December, respectively. Also, it was indicated that the shape and\nscale parameters for Azraq south varied over a wide range. The monthly values of Weibull shape\nparameter k ranged from 1.05 to 4.2 with a mean value of 3.06. While the monthly values of the\nWeibull scale parameter c were in the range of m/s, with a mean value of 4.57 m/s. It was also\nconcluded that the site studied was not suitable for electric wind application in large-scale. It was\nfound that the wind potential of the region could be adequate for non-grid connected electrical\nand mechanical applications, such as wind generators, battery charging and water pumping as\nwell as agricultural applications.
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