dc.contributor.author | Muramuzi, Moses | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-07T09:45:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-05-07T09:45:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-05-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Muramuzi, M. (2022). Assessment of wind energy potential in south western Uganda (Kabale district) [Unpublished undergraduate dissertation]. Makerere University | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/12211 | |
dc.description | A dissertation submitted to the School of Forestry, Geo-Informatics and Climatic Sciences in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology of Makerere University | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Uganda is one of the developing countries and its dependence upon imported fossil fuels can only
be offset by the sustained exploitation of its indigenous resources. Wind energy is renewable and
environment friendly, which can be harnessed for various end-uses. A precise knowledge of wind
energy regime is a pre-requisite for the efficient planning and implementation of any wind energy
project. However, due to the absence of a reliable and accurate Ugandan Wind Atlas, further
studies on the assessment of wind energy in Uganda are necessary. The main purpose of this paper
is to present and to perform an investigation on the wind energy potential for Kabaale in south
western Uganda. Therefore, in this study, wind data collected over a period of eleven years at one
location in this region of Uganda were evaluated in order to figure out the wind energy potential
for Kabaale. The data from selected station was analyzed using the two-parameter Weibull
probability distribution function. With an annual mean wind speed of 4.6m/s, an annual energy of
677.337 kWh/m2 could be extracted. It is found that the potential uses of wind energy in this
location is less for big industrial purposes but can be used for water pumping in rural areas. The
study presented here is also an attempt to promote wind energy in Uganda and to bridge the gap
in order to create prospective Wind Atlas of Uganda. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Wind energy potential | en_US |
dc.subject | Energy production | en_US |
dc.subject | South western Uganda | en_US |
dc.subject | Kabale district | en_US |
dc.title | Assessment of wind energy potential in south western Uganda (Kabale district) | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |