Recent Advances in the Implementation of Wind Energy in Iran
Recent Advances in the Implementation of Wind Energy in Iran
Recent Advances in the Implementation of Wind Energy in Iran
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The 2 nd Jo<strong>in</strong>t International Conference on “Susta<strong>in</strong>able <strong>Energy</strong> and Environment (SEE 2006)”<br />
21-23 November 2006, Bangkok, Thailand<br />
The application <strong>of</strong> w<strong>in</strong>d energy <strong>in</strong> <strong>Iran</strong> goes back to 200<br />
years B.C. The Persian w<strong>in</strong>dmills with w<strong>in</strong>d-catch<strong>in</strong>g<br />
surfaces as wide as 5 m and as high as 10 m were used<br />
for gr<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g gra<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> area known as Nehbandan <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> western part <strong>of</strong> <strong>Iran</strong> up to a few years ago.<br />
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Accord<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> available technology, economic<br />
aspects and <strong>the</strong> researches on <strong>the</strong> <strong>Iran</strong>’s w<strong>in</strong>d potential,<br />
it is estimated that <strong>the</strong> power generation potential <strong>in</strong> <strong>Iran</strong><br />
us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> w<strong>in</strong>d turb<strong>in</strong>es is around 15,000 MW.
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