Different Heights Monthly and Yearly Mean Wind Speeds Investigation Using a Weibull Model: A Case of Short Ferry Route

Titus Laurent Longino Dr. Wilfred Jonson Kileo Enock Michael Kandimba Eng. Paul Theophily Nsulangi

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https://doi.org/10.18535/sshj.v8i09.1329

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Issue
Vol. 8 No. 09 (2024)
Published
2024-09-19
Keywords:
    Wind Energy Potential, Wind Assisted Technologies, Maritime Route
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Abstract

The maritime industry, which has historically relied on onboard vessel single-unit conventional, non-renewable energy sources fossil fuels, is currently under increasing global renewable energy demand and environmental concern pressure to explore renewable energy options, especially for short ferry routes. Wind energy offers an alternative due to it is abundant and reliable along maritime routes. Even with major progress in land-based wind energy research, there is still a lack of study on maritime applications, particularly for short to medium maritime routes because the majority of research on the application of wind technologies has been conducted on large commercial vessels sailing on long routes. To assess if wind energy is feasible for onboard power generation, this study utilizes wind speed data from 2020 to 2023 from the Tanzania Meteorological Authority to explore wind energy potential along a ferry route located near Tanzania's coast region, namely the Kivukoni and Kigamboni ferry route within Dar es Salaam port along the Indian Ocean. The Weibull distribution and Standard Deviation Method (SDM) are used in this study to investigate the monthly and annual mean wind speeds at various heights. At 10 and 20 meters, the average wind speed in this route is comparatively 4.029931 and 8.52664m/s, respectively, indicating a promising potential for wind energy harnessing. For this wind speed statistics present a chance to investigate the possibility of adopting wind energy into the ferry's electrical power system. According to this study, to reduce reliance on single-unit conventional, non-renewable energy sources, ferry power systems must incorporate wind-assisted technology to provide a new pathway to promote the transition towards onboard multiple energy sources, particularly renewable energy sources.

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Authors

Titus Laurent Longino
Dar es Salaam Maritime Institute
Dr. Wilfred Jonson Kileo
Lecturer, Dar es Salaam Maritime Institute
Enock Michael Kandimba
Dar es Salaam Maritime Institute
Eng. Paul Theophily Nsulangi
Assistant Lecturer, Dar es Salaam Maritime Institute
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“Different Heights Monthly and Yearly Mean Wind Speeds Investigation Using a Weibull Model: A Case of Short Ferry Route”, Soc. sci. humanities j., vol. 8, no. 09, Sep. 2024, doi: 10.18535/sshj.v8i09.1329.