Renewable Energy Technology

Wind Resource
Renewable energy technology
December 12 2019
1500 words
DR. Katerina Fragaki
University of central Lancshire

Introduction
Wind energy (or wind power) explains the process of generating electricity from wind. Wind
turbines transform mechanical power, in form of kinetic energy in the wind, to useful energy.
Mechanical energy can be turned into electricity by a turbine. For specific tasks such as
pumping water or hydraulic energy, the produced power can be used directly.
Site description
The prosed renewable energy is to be installed in Camborne. Camborne is situated in the
western part of Cornwall's major urban and commercial region, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of
Redruth. It is a broad civil parish ecclesial hub and has a city council. On the northern side of
the Carn Brea / Carnmenellis granite upland, Camborne-Redruth is sloping north to the
shore. The two sites were connected by the 1839 turn-piked A3047 road and the settlements
along the route (westward) are Roskear, Tuckingmill, Pool and Illogan.
Available data
Real time weather data for Camborne can be obtained from http://camborne-
weather.org.nz/wx5.html . The website reports real time data from the metrological station in
Camborne.
As of December, 11 2019, the available ir reported as follows.
Table 1 table of wind data for Camborne region. As of 11 December 20191
Local
Time We Dec 11 Th Dec 12 Fr Dec 13 Sa Dec 14
a.m.
W 4-5
(Gusts 37
mph)
SW 5
(Gusts 37
mph)
NW 6
(Gusts 50
mph)
W 4-5
(Gusts 37
mph)
p.m.
NW 4-5
(Gusts 37
mph)
W 5
(Gusts 44
mph)
W 4-5 W 4
evening W 4
NW 6
(Gusts 56
mph)
W 6
(Gusts 56
mph)
SW 4-5
(Gusts 50
mph)
1 www.weatheronline.co.uk, "long-term forecast Camborne Temperature 30 days",
in
Weatheronline.co.uk, , 2019, <https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/city?
LANG=en&WMO=03808&CONT=ukuk&R=0&LEVEL=53&REGION=0003&LAND=UK&NOR
EGION=1&MAPTYP=wind&SORT=&TIME=30> [accessed 11 December 2019].

Table 2 wind speed forecast data for Camborne, UK2
2 www.weatheronline.co.uk, "long-term forecast Camborne Temperature 30 days",
in
Weatheronline.co.uk, , 2019, <https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/city?
LANG=en&WMO=03808&CONT=ukuk&R=0&LEVEL=53&REGION=0003&LAND=UK&NOR
EGION=1&MAPTYP=wind&SORT=&TIME=30> [accessed 11 December 2019].