Wind Resource Assessment of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona

Guillaume Caniot; María García; Stephane Sanquer; Starsky Naya; Emili Pozo

Smart City 360°. First EAI International Summit, Smart City 360°, Bratislava, Slovakia and Toronto, Canada, October 13-16, 2015. Revised Selected Papers

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Wind Resource Assessment of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-33681-7_28,
    author={Guillaume Caniot and Mar\^{\i}a Garc\^{\i}a and Stephane Sanquer and Starsky Naya and Emili Pozo},
    title={Wind Resource Assessment of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona},
    proceedings={Smart City 360°. First EAI International Summit, Smart City 360°, Bratislava, Slovakia and Toronto, Canada, October 13-16, 2015. Revised Selected Papers},
    proceedings_a={SMARTCITY360},
    year={2016},
    month={6},
    keywords={Numerical simulations Wind resource assessment Renewable energy Urban Small wind turbines},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-319-33681-7_28}
}

Guillaume Caniot
María García
Stephane Sanquer
Starsky Naya
Emili Pozo
Year: 2016
Wind Resource Assessment of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
SMARTCITY360
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-33681-7_28

Guillaume Caniot¹^,*, María García¹^,*, Stephane Sanquer¹^,*, Starsky Naya²^,*, Emili Pozo²^,*

1: Meteodyn
2: Barcelona Regional

*Contact email: guillaume.caniot@meteodyn.com, maria.bullido-garcia@meteodyn.com, stephane.sanquer@meteodyn.com, starsky.naya@bcnregional.com, emili.pozo@bcnregional.com

Abstract

Large cities are engaged in reducing CO2 emissions with the help of renewable energy. The aim of this study is to assess wind energy production over the 640 km of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB in Catalan) in order to set up small wind turbines to be connected to the smart grid. Buildings will create wind acceleration, recirculation areas, blocking effects. CFD software Urbawind models the wind inside this complex urban canopy. The work has been commissioned by the Sustainability Plan and the Environmental Services of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona.

Keywords: Numerical simulations Wind resource assessment Renewable energy Urban Small wind turbines

Published: 2016-06-29
Appears in: SpringerLink

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33681-7_28