Wind Energy Potential Estimation in Iran

Iran has a lot of renewable and nonrenewable energy resources. Since Iran has a special geographic position, it has a lot of solar and wind energy resources. Both solar and wind energy are free, renewable and adaptable with environment. The study of 10-year-wind data in Iranian synoptic stations shows that the production of wind power electricity is possible in many regions of Iran such as the Coast of Oman Sea, Persian Gulf islands, coastal areas of Khozestan province, the Eastern area of Iran, and stations of Manjil, Rafsanjan, Ardebil and Bijar. Also the production of wind power electricity is possible in many other regions of Iran during limited time. According to the findings of this study, Synoptic stations are divided into four different groups in terms of wind speed. The first group has great wind power most of the year, the second group has great wind power in some parts of the day sometime in the year, the third has wind power in limited times during the year and the fourth group does not have any significant wind power throughout the year.