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[October Thematic report] Energy Generation in Azerbaijan

by Nadir Huseynov | 20-10-2022 14:45



Renewable or green energy is inexhaustible energy at the scale of human existence. It is obtained by using the processes that are naturally present in nature for the needs of people.Large wind turbines are connected to the common electricity grid of countries, while smaller ones supply individual regions. Unlike fossil fuels, wind energy is non-exhaustive, renewable, and environmentally friendly. However, the construction of wind power plants is associated with a number of technical and economic difficulties.As the wind enters the territory of Azerbaijan through a narrow strip along the Caspian coast, through the air corridor between the Greater and Lesser Caucasus mountains, the wind often intensifies in these areas.
This effect reaches its maximum in the Absheron Peninsula and the Absheron Sea water area, which stretches along a narrow strip towards the Caspian Sea. According to research conducted by the State Agency, the average wind speed here during the year at a height of 80 meters above the Earth's surface is 7.0-8.5 m/s, which is a "highly favorable" energy potential according to the classification of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). belongs to the class.At the upper boundary of the Earth's atmosphere, 5.6 x10/24C of solar energy falls during the year. Although 40% of this energy is returned (the Earth's albedo), solar energy by the earth's surface is the absorption of any type of energy from the sun. Solar energy is an inexhaustible source of energy and is environmentally friendly. Energy based on it is a promising field. According to the probability, in 2100 the sun will become the main source of energy. In many countries, it has received state support and is developing rapidly. The experience of these countries shows that in the future, solar power will be a competitor of traditional energy.
The annual amount of sunny hours in the territory of Azerbaijan is 2400-2900 hours/year/m, and the amount of solar energy falling on the earth's surface is 1500-2000 kW/h, which creates ample opportunities for the use of solar energy in regions such as Absheron, Nakhchivan and Kura-Araz. For this purpose, in the lighting systems of administrative and social buildings, streets, parks in Baku and its suburbs, as well as in Gobustan, Salyan, Bilasuvar, etc. In order to supply the local population with clean water by purifying drinking water with the use of solar PV modules, the implementation of projects for installing solar panels with a capacity of 5 MVT has been started.