The use of wind potential in the local energy of Yakutia

Abstract

The article is devoted to the possibility of using renewable energy sources for electricity supply to consumers in remote regions of Russia, isolated from power systems. The use of wind energy resources for power supply will reduce the consumption of diesel fuel and, thus, improve the reliability and efficiency of electricity supply to consumers. At the same time, wind power stations are considered as a complementary energy source when working together with diesel power plants, which are the main ones for power supply to decentralized consumers. The construction of wind farms in addition to existing diesel power plants in modern price conditions is cost-effective in the Arctic regions of Yakutia. The extent of the use of renewable energy sources is currently very small. Justification of the use of wind energy for each locality requires a separate specific study to assess the financial and economic efficiency with a preliminary determination of the optimal capacity of wind farms.

Observations of Wintertime Low-Level Jets in the Coastal Region of the Laptev Sea in the Siberian Arctic Using SODAR/RASS

“…Due to strong wind shear, they influence the turbulence structure and are relevant for the wind field and associated transports on scale of several hundreds of kilometers [16]. The knowledge about the LLJ climatology is crucial for air pollution problems, but also for the use of wind power [17], which is of particular interest for Tiksi and Yakutia in the Siberian Arctic [18].…”