Correlation between Sun Light Intensity and Wind Speeds of a Coastal Location.

Abstract

This research is focused on conducting case studies of two coastal cities namely; Vaasa in Finland and Keta in Ghana. A one year historical data of these cities were analyzed at a monthly level to establish whether or not a coastal location with a good solar energy potentials could also have good wind energy potential. The analysis in the two case studies using Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation shows that high solar energy potentials of the coastal cities do not necessarily translate into high wind energy potentials. The study suggest that, there is a need to independently assess solar and wind energy resources of a coastal location in a solar and wind energy hybrid energy project.