Wind farm potential for electrical energy supply to a neighbourhood of single-family houses located at the Polish Baltic seaside

Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Lodz, Poland

^* Corresponding author: marcin.zygmunt@p.lodz.pl

Abstract

The article presents an analysis for the Polish Baltic seaside concerning wind farm potential for producing electricity for housing. The analysis includes comparison of onshore and offshore wind climate parameters important for electrical energy production. The wind turbine parameters were assumed from the datasheet for two chosen turbines while the climate conditions for an onshore and an offshore location were set from the local measuring stations. For the purposes of this article, an energy model of a neighborhood of single-family houses was defined using Energy Plus software. Selection of house types was made following the present Polish statistics concerning newly constructed buildings. The electricity load duration curve of the neighborhood was carried out. Additionally, the analysis of electrical energy supply from wind farms for the analyzed location was performed. The analysis aim is assessment of the wind farm potential for covering energy needs of single family residential housing.