Document Type : Original Article
Author
Department of Geography، Education Faculty، Koya University، Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Abstract
At the global and industrial levels, human attempts are increasing these days to study alternative energy compared to fossil energy, and it is one of the most prominent concerns that are intended to be included with the daily equations of alternative energy, because alternative energy does not now have any material value compared to other energies, so we can know alternative energy. It is an eternal energy that extends with human life.
This study highlights the importance of the potentials of exploiting wind energy in Koya district to invest in the field of electricity using turbines, and in light of the equations used and the results it reached by analyzing the value of wind energy in the two stations. As the annual average wind speed in Koya station reached (4.2) m / s with a capacity of (50.40) Watts / m 2 / day, and that the autumn and winter seasons at Koya station recorded the highest value of wind speed of (4.3 -4.2) m / s, with an estimated production capacity of (54.4 - 52.0) Watt / m 2 / day They have a role in determining the wind speed and the type of turbines used in the region with the influencing factors, as well as the wind speed in Ashta station, as its records indicate that the wind speed records the lowest annual rates of (3.3) m/s with an estimated capacity of (25.9) watts/m2/ day, and that the summer and autumn seasons at Ashta station produce the highest wind energy at a speed of up to (3.7-3.4) m/s and a production capacity estimated at (34.1-26.2) watts/m2/day with a lower capacity, and the possibility of providing the minimum utilization of wind energy Which is estimated (3.6) km / h.
The aim of this study is to determine the geographical factors in the Koya district to invest wind energy and determine the cost of this type of energy compared to fossil energy sources. Summer study. Which makes the area attractive to the wind. The reduction in production costs to the level of production costs with renewable and fossil energy sources with the availability of capital foundations supports such projects, but some technological, natural and technical obstacles stand in the way of investing the wind movement in the region.
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