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Can Offshore Wind Power Nigeria?
Summary
This study evaluates the potential for offshore wind power generation in Nigeria using climate model data, finding sufficient wind resources to support large-scale renewable energy development.
Offshore wind power generation is expanding in several regions of the globe, but not much is being done in Nigeria, and prospection studies are still scarce. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the wind variability and power density simulated by data retrieved from Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) between 1994 and 2019 for 60 offshore sites spread across the coast of the country. Weibull parameters (Shape and scale factors) were applied to estimate the offshore wind energy potential from the country’s shoreline to approximately 101 km into the Atlantic Ocean. The monthly variations in the mean wind speed, Weibull parameters, and wind power density were established. The results showed that there were significant variations in the monthly wind power density, while the yearly power output across the year was relatively stable. Offshore locations around Lagos states (western part of the country) have greater wind potential than Cross River (eastern part of the country), and the wind power density in the offshore location can be classified as Class III. In terms of seasonal wind variations in most of the sites, January–February and July–August had the highest potentials. This research assessed novel offshore sites in the Gulf of Guinea where microscale wind assessment has not been carried out before, thereby providing crucial information for the development of wind energy in the region. Keywords: Offshore, Wind Power Density, Weibull Distribution, Scale Factor, Shape Factor, Wind Speed, Wind Variability DOI： https://doi.org/10.35741/issn.0258-2724.58.5.27
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