Using Wind Power in Saudi Arabia with the Steam Power Plants
Using Wind Power in Saudi Arabia with the Steam Power Plants
Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University
COMM 1312, Section 102
The Abstract
This project will handle issues of using renewable sources of energy, such as wind power, to generate electricity side by side to the old school generator that runs on oil. The goal of this paper is to determine if this project would save money for the company in Saudi Arabia. If the project proves to be successful, Saudi Electric Company will implement the solution. Through this research, surveys and interviews are going to be personally conducted with people who are in charge. Online sources such as, ebrary will be used during this research to establish facts.
Introduction
Who does not use electricity these days? Do we know that we can produce electricity through wind power? Wind power is similar to any other power resources that we see and feel in our daily lives. For instance, wave power, which is a very similar to wind power. It requires the generator to stand and hold on in extreme weather conditions without being damaged (Boyle, 2007). Wind power is a renewable energy source. That is due the buoyancy force, which is an upward acting force, caused by fluid pressure that opposes an object’s weight (Peng, 2007).
In 1105 A.D., the first wind power device was for grain grinding. These devices were controlled manually and oriented by adjusting the tail (Mathew, 2006). The first attempts to generate electricity from wind power were in America. It was a do-it-yourself device that combined wind turbines, which were actually designed for pumping water (Hau, 2005).
Since air is a renewable source, we can produce electricity by converting wind into electric power using mechanical energy fundamentals (Sorensen, 1976). Thus, cost is the base barrier to the widespread adoption of renewable energies, such as wind power. Generating electricity using wind power is more costly than generating
Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University
COMM 1312, Section 102
The Abstract
This project will handle issues of using renewable sources of energy, such as wind power, to generate electricity side by side to the old school generator that runs on oil. The goal of this paper is to determine if this project would save money for the company in Saudi Arabia. If the project proves to be successful, Saudi Electric Company will implement the solution. Through this research, surveys and interviews are going to be personally conducted with people who are in charge. Online sources such as, ebrary will be used during this research to establish facts.
Introduction
Who does not use electricity these days? Do we know that we can produce electricity through wind power? Wind power is similar to any other power resources that we see and feel in our daily lives. For instance, wave power, which is a very similar to wind power. It requires the generator to stand and hold on in extreme weather conditions without being damaged (Boyle, 2007). Wind power is a renewable energy source. That is due the buoyancy force, which is an upward acting force, caused by fluid pressure that opposes an object’s weight (Peng, 2007).
In 1105 A.D., the first wind power device was for grain grinding. These devices were controlled manually and oriented by adjusting the tail (Mathew, 2006). The first attempts to generate electricity from wind power were in America. It was a do-it-yourself device that combined wind turbines, which were actually designed for pumping water (Hau, 2005).
Since air is a renewable source, we can produce electricity by converting wind into electric power using mechanical energy fundamentals (Sorensen, 1976). Thus, cost is the base barrier to the widespread adoption of renewable energies, such as wind power. Generating electricity using wind power is more costly than generating
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