Feasibility of Utilizing Wind Electricity for King Abdulla Medical City (KAMC) at Kingdom of Bahrain PDF

Keywords

Wind Turbines, King Abdulla Medical City, Building Integrated WindTurbine, Wind Energy Potential in Bahrain.

Abstract

This paper explores the potential of utilizing wind electricity ( wind energy) to power part of King Abdulla Medical City (KAMC) at Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Bahrain. Installing a 1 MW- wind turbine is found to produce, annually, 2,221 MWh - which is enough to power about 37 houses and save an annual emission of CO2 equivalent of 1,710 tons, i.e., saving 700 ton of oil. Two scenarios - Scenario A and B - (each consists of 3 sub - scenarios) are made for the assessment of installing a 1 MW - wind turbine. The net present value (NPV) is found positive in both scenarios, even if the coefficient of performance (CP) was assumed as 30% and the wind turbine production was assumed to degrade annually by 1% (30 % segregation degradation after 30 years). The NPV in the lowest optimistic scenario (Scenario: 2A) is found at US$ 4.0 million with US ¢7.4/kWh. In this scenario, if the production is calculated without consideration of the inflation rate, then the cost US¢ 1.5/kWh. For the mostoptimistic scenario (Scenario 1A), which assumes CP = 40%, the cost US¢0.95/ kWh, when considering the inflation and without it US¢1.1 / kWh. In Scenario1C, US¢ 0.95/kWh if reported.